Raleigh wrote a new history! Catcher's first 50 home runs exploded, M~V~P! Chant and 10 gaps with base running blocking

Aug 26, 2025

Raleigh wrote a new history! Catcher's first 50 home runs exploded, MVP! Chant and 10 gaps with base running blocking
Seattle Mariners Carl Raleigh poses with a trident for celebration after reaching the top of the season with a solo home run to the left in the bottom of the first inning against the San Diego Padres at T-Mobile Park on the 26th (Korea time). Photo = MLB.TV Capture



Raleigh wrote a new history! Catcher's first 50 home runs exploded, MVP! Chant and 10 gaps with base running blocking
Carrolli became the first catcher to win the season's 50-homer mark. AP Yonhap News
Seattle Mariners Cal Raleigh, who is writing a legend in the history of Major League catcher home runs, became the first to reach the 50 home runs mark this season.

Raleigh started as the second catcher in a home game against the San Diego Padres at T-Mobile Park on the 26th (Korea time) and shot a cannon at his first at-bat to reach the 50th home run mark. In the full count, left-hander JP Sears pulled a 92.9-mile low fastball on the eighth pitch and easily over the left fence. A large arch with a launch angle of 30 degrees, a batting speed of 107.2 miles, and a distance of 419 feet.

He hit his 48th and 49th home runs in consecutive at-bats the day before, surpassing 48 by Salvador Perez of the Kansas City Royals in 2021, the most in a season for a catcher, and set a golden tower of 50 home runs for the first time in a day.




Now Raleigh's goal is Ken Griffey Jr.'s 56 home runs, the team's all-time record, and New York Yankees Aaron Judge's 62 home runs, the most in an AL season. With the same pace as now, Raleigh can finish the season with '61 + α'.

In addition, Raleigh seems to have caught up with Judge, who was dominant in the AL MVP fight. On this day, Judge hit one hit in four at-bats without a home run against the Washington Nationals, staying at 40 home runs, widening the gap with Raleigh to 10.

Raleigh wrote a new history! Catcher's first 50 home runs exploded, MVP! Chant and 10 gaps with base running blocking
Aaron Judge has an elbow injury. AP Yonhap News
Looking at the betting dividend rate for MVP in both leagues, which FOX Sports updates every day, the AL has a clear split between Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees and Carrolli of the Seattle Mariners. The MVP dividend rate posted by the media based on the previous day's performance is Jersey -200 and Raleigh +150.




In other words, if you bet the MVP on the jersey, you can earn 50% and if you bet on Raleigh, you can earn 150%. The higher the probability, the lower the dividend rate. Now, the difference between the two players is expected to disappear.

In the end, the AL MVP competition is the biggest point to watch for the rest of the season. Judge thought he was certain to be MVP by posting a batting performance that no one could catch up with in the first half. But it's been on the decline since June In the second half of the year, the pace fell sharply due to the overlapping elbow injuries.

In the meantime, Raleigh led the home run with an explosive hit and eventually rose to the point where he set a new record for the most catchers in a season. If Seattle makes the postseason this year for the first time in three years since 2022, the credit should be entirely down to Raleigh. The MVP qualification is as good as Judge's.




Raleigh wrote a new history! Catcher's first 50 home runs exploded, MVP! Chant and 10 gaps with base running blocking
There is nothing strange about Carl Raleigh becoming AL MVP now. ImagesYonhap News
As a jersey, he should be able to widen the difference in MVP votes with Raleigh, but there is no way to increase his team's contribution because he cannot defend due to elbow pain.

In a related development, ESPN mentioned Judge and Raleigh as key players in a corner titled 'MLB Stars Over'Under Expected'.

First of all, ESPN said of Raleigh 'Raleigh is currently 61 home runs. Should I hit more than that? Should I hit less?I made ' the first subject

Both reporters Jeff Bankrupt and David Shoenfield, who participated in the discussion, expected less than 61 home runs. Reporter Shoenfield said 'Raleigh's pace has sagged since the All-Star break. At that time, 64 home runs were expected, but in August, the number of strikeouts increased and he was exhausted as he played almost every day.

As for the jersey, what is the final fWAR figure for the jersey, which is recording 'fWAR 7.3?I asked the question '

Jorge Castillo Journalist 8.7 and Bratford Doolittle 8.9 respectively. Reporter Doolittle said 'Fangraphs estimated that Jersey's WAR is 9.1. But it didn't include the fact that Judge was recently placed on the IL, and that he might not play defense after his return. In other words, if he returns to right field and fails to play fully, it will be difficult for fWAR to exceed 9.

Up until the previous day, the fWAR had the same 7.3 for Jersey and Raleigh. Judge kept the first place ahead of Raleigh in a handful of second positions, but now there is no difference between the two players.

Judge has never lost first place in fWAR this season. Although he was listed on the injured list for 10 days due to a right elbow injury in July, he remained in first place. This is because the performance in the first half was too brilliant. There is a lot of food collected in the summer, so you don't have to worry about starving even in the winter.

However, in the second half of the year, Raleigh was chasing after him. It's only a matter of time before Raleigh turns the tables.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.