[Highlight] Cal Raleigh hits his 49th home run of the season. He breaks the record for the most home runs by a catcher in a season

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[u/JenNettles]

There's a lot of lows, being a Mariners fan.

But the highs, man...

That's my MVP

[u/byPCP → u/JenNettles]

MVP MVP MVP

[u/NevermoreSEA → u/JenNettles]

It's honestly hard to fathom how crazy of a season he's having as a Catcher. It's just incredibly special stuff.

[u/4r4r4real → u/NevermoreSEA]

Some would say, in terms of number of home runs hit, the most crazy/special ever

[u/Razzorsharp → u/4r4r4real]

Wouldn't have it any other for the protagonists of baseball

[u/BrandoC95 → u/JenNettles]

He set the single-season record for HRs for the most important defensive position -- in a league thats history spans ~150 years -- and there's still a week left in August. Our lack of team success is at least made up for with larger-than-life baseball personalities like The Kid, Ichiro and now Dumper.

[u/OldDekeSport → u/BrandoC95]

Didn't even mention Edgar, King Felix, or Julio!

We may not have team success, but we've been blessed to watch absolutely great players on the field

[u/nypr13 → u/OldDekeSport]

And you guys havent even mentioned Randy Johnson or early ARod. I mean, you guys have had a lot

[u/OldDekeSport → u/nypr13]

Just dont look before Griffey, just a black hole of absolute nothingness lol

[u/nypr13 → u/OldDekeSport]

I remember watching TWIB and I am fairly certain they never finished 500 or better until Griffey got there and it was like season 2 or 3. As a Bucs fan in Tampa back then, I understood

[u/LandLockedSailor → u/OldDekeSport]

The absolute disrespect to Mr. Mariner

[u/oneeighthirish → u/nypr13]

Haven't even mentioned my career mode guy who hit .400 with 86 home runs for the Mariners back in 2012.

[u/scottydg → u/BrandoC95]

And playing Platinum glove-level defense while doing it.

[u/ThisWebsiteIsNeat → u/scottydg]

He’s not though. He has in past years, but not this year

[u/Master-Cycle1871 → u/ThisWebsiteIsNeat]

he’s actually kind of back on track. Second best defensive catcher in the AL according to fangraphs. Maybe not quite to the level of last season, but still one of the best in the league.

[u/Sonlin → u/JenNettles]

Every game we lost that he hit a homerun in still felt like a half win.

So excited to see how far he goes.

[u/MisterKap → u/JenNettles]

Jon Bois is adding another chapter to his series

[u/Kaldricus → u/JenNettles]

But his thighs, man...

[u/down_by_the_shore → u/JenNettles]

Chaos reigns. 🔱

[u/whydidijointhis → u/JenNettles]

there's a lot of smalls, being a Mariners fan.

But the bigs, man...

That's my DUMPER.

[u/Antithesys]

Raleigh's pace compared to 60-HR club through 131 games

Year/Player	YTD HR	Pace1	Year-End Total
2001 Barry Bonds	56	69.3	73
1999 Sammy Sosa	55	68	63
1998 Mark McGwire	53	65.9	70
2001 Sammy Sosa	52	64.3	64
1961 Roger Maris	51	63.5	61
1998 Sammy Sosa	51	63.5	66
1999 Mark McGwire	51	63.1	65
2022 Aaron Judge	51	63.1	62
2025 Cal Raleigh	49	60.6	??
1927 Babe Ruth	44	52.1	60

¹ Pace is calculated through total possible games for a player that season...in some cases this is 155/163 because players' stats counted in rained-out games

[u/nsgomez → u/Antithesys]

I just wanna say thanks for always being here to give us Pace Chat

[u/eugoogilizer → u/Antithesys]

If I’m reading this correct, Babe Ruth had 44 hrs in his first 131 games played, then hit 16 hrs in his last 20 games (he only played in 151 games that year). That’s quite a tear

[u/Antithesys → u/eugoogilizer]

It's not his first 131 games, it's the team's. The number of games the player appears in is not directly relevant to this calculation. He hit 16 in the final 24 games of the season, regardless of whether he appeared in them (there were 155 team games that year as far as the players' stats were concerned, due to a suspended tie).

[u/n8_n_ → u/eugoogilizer]

it's through 131 team games played

[u/__silverlight]

stripper booty and a bat like wow

[u/legobowser]

Caleb Raleigh

[u/MrBoomf → u/legobowser]

Wait, his first name is seriously Caleb? This whole time I thought it was Calexander

[u/thenatural134 → u/MrBoomf]

It's actually Caltholomew

[u/MrBoomf → u/thenatural134]

Or Calfred. Calbert even

[u/eugoogilizer]

I’m calling it. 25 dumps in his last 31 games to finish with 74, breaking Bonds’ record 🤣

[u/FRBls → u/eugoogilizer]

From your lips to Gods ears

[u/Kaldricus → u/eugoogilizer]

I feel like these days if he even gets close to that point, no one is pitching to him.

[u/AlpineAvalanche → u/eugoogilizer]

He does still have 3 games against the Rockies

[u/Eggablist]

I saw this coming back in November 26th, 1996, just a gut feeling

[u/Pomonica → u/Eggablist]

just a butt feeling

[u/12obsta]

Cal was tied with Salvy for like 15 minutes.

[u/Cooperstown24 → u/12obsta]

Fuck this catcher in particular

-Cal Raleigh

[u/The_Throwback_King → u/Cooperstown24]

All you can see is his glistening cheeks now

[u/WanderingHawk → u/Cooperstown24]

:(

[u/VerStannen → u/WanderingHawk]

Tbf, I don’t think that’s a direct Cal quote.

[u/Kaldricus → u/VerStannen]

I said what I said.

• Cal Raleigh, maybe

[u/RememberTheMaine1996 → u/Cooperstown24]

Hes probably gonna pass Mike Piazza for career catcher home runs too

[u/SquadPoopy → u/12obsta]

That was such a random season. Never hit 30 HR before then just randomly went off.

[u/DoctorTheWho → u/SquadPoopy]

MLB was mixing up balls like crazy that year.

[u/TheDangiestSlad]

oh my god he's actually going to hit 60+

[u/pinetar321 → u/TheDangiestSlad]

PLS

[u/AestheticBlue18]

Fucking impressive because we still have a month left.

[u/shifty1032231]

The announcer going from 0-100 in like one second with that call was great.

[u/darwinpolice → u/shifty1032231]

Goldy's home run calls are incredible. Dude gets HYPED.

[u/YEGSports → u/shifty1032231]

There have been times this season where I feel like Goldy has been conserving some of his energy.

Guess I know why. He knew these moments were coming lol.

[u/ecdc05]

I saw this and was like, "No, he tied the record, get your shit togeth—oh. Oh damn." Then I saw it's the bottom of the second. WTF man!

[u/Beeninya]

[u/NilesY93]

[u/joshshadowfax]

MOST VALUABLE DUMPER OR WE RIOT

[u/Wait_im_about_to]

We shall Dump on to the end! We shall Dump in France. We shall Dump on the seas and the oceans. We shall Dump with growing confidence and growing strength in the air. We shall defend our Dump whatever the cost may be! We shall Dump on the beaches. We shall Dump on the landing grounds. We shall Dump in the fields and in the streets. We shall Dump in the hills. Big Dumper shall never surrender!

[u/ISurvivedTheJaunt]

Lmao and there’s still more than a month left

[u/darwinpolice → u/ISurvivedTheJaunt]

He has a real shot at passing Griffey as the all-time Mariners single season home run leader. Imagine passing Ken Griffey Jr in anything at all.

[u/EmVeePe]

M V FUCKING P

[u/EarthWarping → u/EmVeePe]

If Judge keep on this meh pace, hes the mvp (Cal)

[u/The_Throwback_King → u/EarthWarping]

Especially if he becomes the only Catcher to reach the 50-HR Club AND the 60-HR Club

[u/Bieberkinz]

That’s the MVP just doing MVP shit

[u/NevermoreSEA]

Absolutely fucking bonkers.

[u/morepesa25]

yes im salty

[u/No-Conversation3860 → u/morepesa25]

Salvy is sick you’ll always have that season (And Bobby Witt)

[u/Fragrant_Echidna2008 → u/morepesa25]

Cal will do that to ya

[u/Gogododa → u/morepesa25]

he's cool, but he's not my cool :(

[u/Kaldricus → u/Gogododa]

But he's got a GREAT ASS

[u/MainEventCTB]

Wasted no time. Said fuck this, I'm getting the record right here.

[u/craftbeerandfitness]

Hell yes! Love this dude.

[u/TheAtomicMonkey]

FUCK STARTING OFF SLOW!!! WE SCORING 5 RUNS IN THE FIRST 2 INNINGS TODAY!!!!

[u/disapparate276]

THATS MY MVP

[u/Fleachair7]

The big dumper!

[u/ForgotMyPassword1989]

We love you Cal

[u/ZeroMomentum]

Thats a lot of home runs

[u/TheoMoneyG → u/ZeroMomentum]

a lot of dumps too

[u/Intrepid-Fruit-5178]

Early 2010s ball the 40 HR mark felt like it was truly remarkable... Now you got multiple guys at 40 and a guy pushing 50 in August!

[u/HemlockMartinis]

MVP.

[u/futureformerteacher → u/HemlockMartinis]

MVD

[u/SirSaxonTheSexy]

Mariner

[u/MichaelRM]

Rick Rizzs with a terrific call

[u/MickDubble → u/MichaelRM]

That’s aaron goldsmith

[u/darwinpolice → u/MickDubble]

To be fair, I'll bet Rick's call was good as hell, too.

[u/aflyingsquanch]

On a limb here but damn it, I'm gonna say it anyway...Cal Raleigh is good at baseball.

[u/Legitimate-Site588]

One dump to rule them all

[u/Luke_Shields_]

MVP

[u/Mustard_Jam]

Yankees fans going to be punching the air on twitter lol

[u/Frosty_Dimension5646 → u/Mustard_Jam]

Yankees fans obsessed with Raleigh shouldnt be taken seriously

[u/pinetar321]

STRIPPER BOOTY AND A BAT LIKE WHOA

[u/Jonjon428]

What the fuck dude

[u/MarinerJoe3]

I hope this breaks him out of his slump. He’s been hard to watch this month.

[u/Dizzydsmith]

That was fast.

[u/Loo-Hoo-Zuh-Er]

That's cool! But booooooo 😞👍

[u/nitroguy2]

Im a grown man brought to tears just by thinking about everything this man has done for this team these past 5 years

[u/StandYourGroundhog]

Wow, what a season

[u/Ptolemaeus42069]

I was explaining to my roommate how he’d just tied the all-time catcher hr record and as I was doing that he broke it. Un fucking real

[u/Hkmarkp → u/Ptolemaeus42069]

That story had me at the edge of my seat

[u/flavorBlast69 → u/Hkmarkp]

The reveal at the end was so unexpected.

[u/DecoyOne]

I, u/DecoyOne, personally called it that he would break the record this year

Not to brag, but I do think I should get some recognition

[u/unfurledseas]

That’s my catcher 🥹

[u/Bitter-Imagination33]

My goat

[u/ThePrince_OfWhales]

THAT'S MY DUMPER

[u/its_LOL]

MY GLORIOUS BIG DUMPER

[u/Sure_Salad6710]

So does the A's bullpen get a signed bat or something in exchange for the ball or

[u/TheJak12]

Boy, Yankees fans are going to lose their minds if he hits 63 and wins MVP.

[u/vylain_antagonist]

Who has seen the like of Cal Raleigh? Or seen the living semblance of him standing in the world? Caleb, that could best God at ball-throw or wrestling or pig-trailing or at the honeyed discourse of sweet Carolinan with jewels and gold for bards, or at the listening of distant harpers in a black hole at evening.

Oh where is the living human man who could beat Cal at the making of generous cheese? At the spearing of ganders? At the magic of thumb-suck? At the shaving of hog-hair? Or at the unleashing of long hounds from a golden thong in the full chase, sweet-fingered corn-yellow Cal, Cal that could carry an armed host from Almha to Slieve Luachra in the craw of his gut-hung knickers.

[u/Jacksoncant]

DUMPERRRRRRRRRRREERRRR

[u/NWbySW]

Hits the "N" for "No doubter"

[u/meowsplaining]

I'm upvoting this one for not saying "primary catcher". Thank you.

[u/Big__Country__40]

Has he hit all 49 while playing catcher?

[u/Bayou-Maharaja]

My MVP dismantling Salvador Perez’s fraudulent HOF case

[u/flavorBlast69 → u/Bayou-Maharaja]

Okay cmon we don’t want to be sore winners. We only want sore dumpers from how much dumping we be doin.

[u/Bayou-Maharaja → u/flavorBlast69]

I will never stop h8ing

[u/Roturd12 → u/Bayou-Maharaja]

WAR-cels btfo

[u/StrongGold4528]

💉💉💉