Raleigh, 2829 guns go off! He will break the pace of 63 home runs this season, breaking the 2022 jersey, surpassing the number of catchers in the first half of the season

Jun 21, 2025

Seattle Mariners Cal Raleigh is circling the base after hitting a solo home run in the first inning against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on the 21st (Korea time). Photo = MLB.TV Capture

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Seattle Mariners Cal Raleigh, who leads the Major League in home runs, added two cannons, setting a record for the most home runs in the first half of the season as a catcher.

Raleigh played as the third batter in the away game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on the 21st (Korea time) and led the Chicago Cubs to a 9-4 victory with three hits, three RBIs, four runs and one walk in four at-bats.

He hit two home runs in the first and seventh innings.

First of all, Rowley, who entered the first batter's box after two outs in the top of the first inning, beat Cubs left-hander Matthew Boyd's low fastball 94.6 miles outside the first pitch, slightly over the left-center fence. The launch angle was 24 degrees, the batting speed was 98.4 miles, and the distance was 381 feet.

In the fourth at-bat of the seventh inning with a score of 4-4, he scored the final two-run shot to take the lead again. When Julio Rodriguez got on base with a right-handed hit after two outs, he drew an arch against the left-hander again.

Ball count Caleb Tilva pulled a 94.2 mile fastball into the middle of the third pitch and well over the left fence. With a launch angle of 27 degrees, a batting speed of 106.3 miles and a flying distance of 419 feet, Raleigh hit his fifth home run since the seventh inning of this season. No. 1 in this category, too.

Switch batter Carl Raleigh hit multiple home runs in six games this season. AP Yonhap News

Raleigh, who hit his 28th and 29th home runs of the season, firmly maintained his sole lead in this category by combining the two leagues. They were ahead of second-ranked Aaron Judge (26) of the New York Yankees and third-ranked Shohei Ohtani (25) of the Los Angeles Dodgers by three and four, respectively. Judge and Ohtani are set to play against the Baltimore Orioles and the Washington Nationals, respectively.

He became the main character of the most home runs in the first half of the catcher's history. The previous record was 28 marked by Cincinnati Reds Johnny Bench in 1970. Bencic hit his 28th homer in his 87th game of the season that year, while Raleigh drew his 28th and 29th arches in his 73rd game this season, moving Bencic's record by 14 games in 55 years. Coincidentally, the bench is closely watching Rowley's performance in a recent interview with USA Today. His play is good. I love watching every play he makes. It is very impressive."

Seattle has 22 games left in the first half, so it can also aim for the club's record for most home runs in the first half of the season. Seattle's most home runs in the first half of the team's history were Ken Griffey Jr. in 1998. The most home runs in the first half of the Major League Baseball were 39 hit by San Francisco Giants Barry Bonds in 2001.

Caroly can hit 63 home runs this season if he maintains his current pace. ImagesYonhap News

Raleigh can hit 63 home runs if he maintains his current pace. In 2021, Kansas City Royals Salvador Perez's record of 48 home runs in a season, as well as New York Yankees Mickey Mantle's 54 home runs in 1961, the most in a single season of switch hitters.

Raleigh, who hit two home runs and played his sixth multi-homer game this season, tied for second with Mike Piazza in 1995 for the most in a season. The record for the most multi-homer games in a catcher season is eight games marked by Atlanta Braves Harvey Lopez in 2003.

Above all, Judge can also break the record of 62 home runs in an AL season set in 2022. Raleigh said of participating in the All-Star Game home run derby, `If that's the case, my heart will beat"I welcomed him.

With this, Raleigh marked a batting average of 0.273 (74 for 271), 29 homers, 63 RBIs, 51 runs, 43 walks, 9 steals, and an OPS of 1.025. The two leagues are the lone home run winners, and the RBI is tied for first with New York Mets Pete Alonso.

This season's AL MVP is likely to be Judge, but it has not been half of the season yet.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.