Raleigh hit his 46 th home run of the season on Friday night in the third inning of the Mariners game against the New York Mets at Citi Field. The home run broke a tie with Johnny Bench for the second-most in a season by a catcher and left Raleigh trailing only Salvador Perez, who hit 48 homers in 2021.

Cal Raleigh hit his major league-leading 46th homer, sparked a five-run seventh inning with his first double in over a month and the Seattle Mariners set a team record with nine doubles to beat the skidding New York Mets 11-9 on Friday night.

Raleigh has had seven home runs prevented by wind, including an eighth-inning double in Friday's 11-9 win over the Mets, according to Sarah Langs of MLB.com. Not only does he lead the majors in homers, he also leads the majors in would-be homers if not for the wind.

Cal Raleigh is becoming one with the meme. The Seattle Mariners star catcher Raleigh went viral this week over the bat that he will be using for 2025 Players’ Weekend. Seattle posted a photo to their official X page showing off Raleigh’s bat. Raleigh’s bat reads, “Big Butt … Bigger Bombs.” Check it out.

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With his 46th home run of the season on Friday night, 'The Big Dumper' passed a pair of legends on a great list.