The world's best lieutenant is a chaser! Seattle fans who can't sleep after watching catcher's most home runs 59.5% of MVP votes 40.5%

Aug 26, 2025

The world's best lieutenant is a chaser! Seattle fans who can't sleep after watching catcher's most home runs 59.5% of MVP votes 40.5%
Seattle Mariners Cal Raleigh hit his 50th home run of the season in the bottom of the first inning against the San Diego Padres at T-Mobile Park on the 26th (Korea time) and raises his hand to the fans who give him a standing ovation. ImagesYonhap News



The world's best lieutenant is a chaser! Seattle fans who can't sleep after watching catcher's most home runs 59.5% of MVP votes 40.5%
Carrolli hits a left-handed home run in the bottom of the first inning. AP Yonhap News
The mood has changed. The 票 is moving in large numbers.

Seattle Mariners Carrolli, who is writing a historic season, is making his first MVP a reality. As he hit his 50th home run for the first time this season, local reporters who have the right to vote for MVP are also moving their hearts.

As a result of the MVP mock vote of both leagues released by MLB.com on the 26th (Korea time), Raleigh received the first-place vote from 22 out of 37 experts. an approval rating of 59.5 percent.




Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees, who had been ranked No. 1 in this category, won only 15 first-place votes (40.5%). Raleigh was selected as the American League (AL) MVP for the first time in a monthly mock vote conducted by the media.

MLB.com is also soaring in this mock vote as Rowley maintains 60 pace and steadily increases the number of home runs. Raleigh, who was second in the last few polls behind Aaron Judge, took a comfortable seat at the top,' he said.

In his first at-bat against the San Diego Padres at T-Mobile Park, Raleigh shot a cannon and reached the 50-homer 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.




The world's best lieutenant is a chaser! Seattle fans who can't sleep after watching catcher's most home runs 59.5% of MVP votes 40.5%
Carrolli is excited with the 'beder cup" trophy after the game. ImagesYonhap News
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 to break Mickey Mantle's 54 home runs in 1961, Seattle's all-time record, Ken Griffey Jr.'s 56 home runs in 1997, 1998, and Judge's 62 home runs in a single AL season in 2022. With the same pace as now, Raleigh can finish the season with '61 + α'.

However, MLB.com conducted a mock vote before Raleigh hit 50 home runs. Therefore, it is highly likely that MVP votes will be more focused on Raleigh in the future.




MLB.com added that `Raleigh hit the most home runs in a catcher's season in history and ranks first in the AL with 106 RBIs.' In addition, Raleigh rose to No. 1 in some WARs. In the fan graph WAR (fWAR) category, Raleigh was ranked first, ahead of the second few seats, with Raleigh and Judge marking 7.3 side by side.

The world's best lieutenant is a chaser! Seattle fans who can't sleep after watching catcher's most home runs 59.5% of MVP votes 40.5%
New York Yankees Aaron Judge (right) celebrates with Ben Rice, who hit a home run in the third inning. AP Yonhap News
However, Judge still ranks first in batting average (0.323), on-base percentage (0.439), slugging percentage (0.677), and OPS (1.106) by combining the two leagues. He is also No. 1 in scoring (101) in the AL, No. 2 in home runs (40), No. 5 in RBIs (93) and No. 1 in walks (90). In bWAR, Judge ranks first with 6.9 and Raleigh ranks second with 5.9.

If Raleigh leads the home run category in the race for the rest of the month, Judge's justification for becoming MVP will become smaller. For now, Raleigh has set the record for the most home runs by a catcher.

In the National League (NL), LA Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani is leading the game. Thirty-four of the 37 ranked Ohtani as the No. 1 player. Philadelphia Phillies Kyle Schwarber, who tied Ohtani for first place in home runs with 45, came in second with two first-place votes, which is a big difference. Chicago Cubs outfielder Pete Crow-Armstrong, who excelled in offense and defense during the first half of the season, finished third with one first-place vote.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.