That's kind of what makes it so great, right?" It's July 5, the day after Raleigh celebrated another home run with fireworks with some teammates in South Lake Union, a mile from the Space Needle and 3 miles from T-Mobile Park,

Raleigh’s 93 home runs prior to this year were the most through a catcher’s first four seasons in MLB history, but 73 of those homers came hitting left-handed. Entering the 2025 season, Raleigh had never slugged above .450 as a right-handed hitter.

Mariners' and former FSU baseball star Cal Raleigh swung his way into the history books, becoming the first catcher ever to win the Home Run Derby