Jersey is sick, and Ohtani is busy. Now, Seattle's big guns in the Raleigh era have hit home runs in two consecutive games. The 41st of the season. MLB history is about to change

Jul 28, 2025

Jersey is sick, and Ohtani is busy. Now, Seattle's big guns in the Raleigh era have hit home runs in two consecutive games. The 41st of the season. MLB history is about to change
Seattle Mariners catcher Karl Raleigh (center) is celebrated by teammates in the dugout after hitting his 41st home run of the season with a solo shot in the top of the seventh inning of an away game against the Los Angeles Angels on the 28th (Korea time).




'Sick jersey, busy Ohtani. Not the moon, Raleigh

While the competitors faltered due to injuries and a combination of pitching and hitting, the Seattle Mariners' 「Homerun Catcher" Karl Raleigh hit a two-day home run and approached the Major League home run king. Major League history is also expected to change soon.

Raleigh started as the third catcher in an away game against the Los Angeles Angels at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California on the 28th (Korea time) and hit a solo home run in the top of the seventh inning. In the end, he finished the game with one hit (one homer) and one RBI and one run from four times at bat. In particular, Raleigh, who preempted the MLB's first 40 home runs this season against the Angels the day before, recorded his 41st of the season with a home run for two consecutive days.




Jersey is sick, and Ohtani is busy. Now, Seattle's big guns in the Raleigh era have hit home runs in two consecutive games. The 41st of the season. MLB history is about to change
Raleigh did not have a hit in the previous three at-bats. Then, trailing 0-4, he came out as a leadoff hitter in the top of the seventh inning and hit an 87.1-mile outside sinker thrown by opposing right-hander Kyle Hendricks with a ball count of 2B2S to cross the center fence.

As a result, Raleigh maintained his lone lead by widening the gap between second-ranked Shohei Ohtani (38 LA Dodgers) in the MLB home run category to three. Aaron Judge (37), the New York Yankees' leading hitter, is in third place. However, their competition is not as fierce as it was at the beginning of the season. In fact, Raleigh seems to be solidifying as the winner. This is because Judge and Ohtani cannot focus on home run production.

Jersey is sick, and Ohtani is busy. Now, Seattle's big guns in the Raleigh era have hit home runs in two consecutive games. The 41st of the season. MLB history is about to change
Jersey is sick, and Ohtani is busy. Now, Seattle's big guns in the Raleigh era have hit home runs in two consecutive games. The 41st of the season. MLB history is about to change
Judge's case was in a big bad situation due to his injury. The Yankees listed Judge on the 10-day injured list (IL) on the 27th and announced it. Judge suffered a flexor strain in his right elbow. Thanks to avoiding damage to bones and ligaments, he is expected to make a comeback without difficulty in 10 days. However, they are bound to lose ground in the home run competition.

In addition, Judge is losing to Raleigh in the American League (AL) MVP competition.

Ohtani is the player who can continue the competition with Raleigh for MLB home run to the end. Ohtani hit as many as six home runs in nine games in the second half, including five consecutive home runs from Milwaukee on the 20th to Minnesota on the 24th. The production of home runs in the second half of the year is higher than that of Raleigh (3).

However, Ohtani cannot fully concentrate on home runs. In the second half of the year, the number of innings will be increased to play the starting rotation in earnest. As the number of innings of starting pitching increases, it takes more time to recover, and it is difficult to devote energy to hitting. Even now, with three points behind, Ohtani is unlikely to come from behind to win the first place in home runs.




Jersey is sick, and Ohtani is busy. Now, Seattle's big guns in the Raleigh era have hit home runs in two consecutive games. The 41st of the season. MLB history is about to change
In the end, Raleigh is likely to win the Major League home run king as it is unless there is an unexpected incident such as a sudden injury. In addition, there is a high possibility that MLB will write a new history in the home run category.

Raleigh, who has now hit 41 home runs, will set the record for the most home runs by MLB catchers ever if he exceeds eight more. The 48 home runs achieved by Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez in 2021 are the most ever. Adding nine could make it the first '50 home run catcher' in MLB history. He is currently facing 63 home runs, so he is likely to achieve 50 home runs without difficulty.

In addition, if he continues his current pace to the end and hits 63 home runs, Judge can break the record for the most home runs in an AL season in 2022. It's a little hard to be optimistic about this record. It's only possible if Raleigh keeps his current pace as much as possible. However, first of all, the catcher's record for most home runs is expected to exceed without difficulty. Then, of course, the AL MVP is expected to be Raleigh's.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.