Cal Raleigh’s 60-Home-Run Season: A Catcher’s Historic Rise
Did Cal Raleigh deliver the greatest power season by a catcher in baseball history? Explore his historic 2025 campaign, when he hit 60 home runs while handling one of the sport’s most physically demanding positions.
Raleigh’s record-breaking season connected his name with Mickey Mantle, Ken Griffey Jr., Salvador Perez, and some of baseball’s greatest power hitters. But his path to becoming a Seattle Mariners superstar was anything but straightforward.
From his childhood as a catcher and his Florida State career to the MLB Draft, follow the third-round pick through a difficult rookie season, a demotion to Triple-A, injuries, and the daily demands of catching. Discover how the Big Dumper developed into one of MLB’s most dangerous home run hitters—and why his story may be far from finished.
Was Raleigh’s 60-home-run campaign the greatest season ever by a catcher? Could another catcher reach that milestone? Share your thoughts in the comments.
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Timeline
00:00:The Scary Truth About Cal Raleigh
00:38:Nobody Expected This
01:12:Growing Up a Catcher
01:50:Florida State and the MLB Draft
02:28:His Brutal MLB Start
03:05:The Demotion That Changed Everything
03:43:One Swing Changed Seattle History
04:28:The Big Dumper Takes Over
05:08:Becoming Baseball’s Best Catcher
05:47:The Historic 2025 Season
06:27:Sixty Home Runs
07:04:When Everything Changed Again
07:39:Why Cal Raleigh Is Still Scary
08:10:Can Anyone Ever Do This Again?