{"id":484269,"date":"2025-09-25T00:07:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T04:07:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/cal-raleigh-reaches-60-home-runs-and-makes-history-as-the-first-catcher-to-achieve-it\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T00:07:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T04:07:05","slug":"cal-raleigh-reaches-60-home-runs-and-makes-history-as-the-first-catcher-to-achieve-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/baseball\/cal-raleigh-reaches-60-home-runs-and-makes-history-as-the-first-catcher-to-achieve-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Cal Raleigh reaches 60 home runs and makes history as the first catcher to achieve it"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h1>\n\n\n<strong>SEATTLE<\/strong> \u2013 Cal Raleigh wrote his name in Major League history this Wednesday night by hitting his <strong>60th home run of the season<\/strong>, becoming the first catcher to reach that figure and just the seventh player in history to achieve it.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in:<a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/beisbol\/ramon-laureano-se-fractura-un-dedo-y-queda-fuera-de-la-serie-de-comodin\/#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ram\u00f3n<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/deportes\/beisbol\/ramon-laureano-se-fractura-un-dedo-y-queda-fuera-de-la-serie-de-comodin\/#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Laureano fractures a finger and is out of the Wild Card Series<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nThe initial hit was a monumental 438-foot home run to the upper deck of right field at T-Mobile Park, marking number 59 in his personal count. Later, he hit another home run to seal a historic day with two home runs and reach the emblematic figure of 60.\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">CAL.<br>RALEIGH.<br>60. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/p8RXormx4q\">pic.twitter.com\/p8RXormx4q<\/a><\/p>&mdash; MLB (@MLB) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MLB\/status\/1971060485085856129?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 25, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\nWith this milestone, Raleigh joins a legendary list that includes Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds, Roger Maris, Babe Ruth, and Aaron Judge, the latter his main rival in the race for the <strong>American League Most Valuable Player Award<\/strong> in 2025.\n\nThe Mariners&#8217; catcher not only extended his historic season, but already owns multiple records:\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Most home runs in a season for Seattle, surpassing Ken Griffey Jr.&#8217;s 57.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Most for a switch-hitter, surpassing Mickey Mantle&#8217;s 54 in 1961.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Most home runs for a catcher, surpassing Salvador P\u00e9rez&#8217;s 48 in 2021.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\nIn the same first inning, Seattle&#8217;s offense was on fire with a trio of home runs: Julio Rodr\u00edguez hit his number 32 of the year (tying his personal best) and Jorge Polanco hit number 25, giving the Mariners an early lead against the Rockies. Raleigh also added a two-run double in his second at-bat, reaffirming his role as the team&#8217;s offensive engine.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SEATTLE \u2013 Cal Raleigh wrote his name in Major League history this Wednesday night by hitting his 60th home run of the season, becoming the first catcher to reach that figure and just the seventh player in history to achieve it. 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