Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh becomes fastest to match Ichiro's home run total
Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh becomes fastest to match Ichiro's home run total (Image via Getty)
Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh made team history on Thursday, June 5, 2025. In a close 4-3 game against the Baltimore Orioles at T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, Raleigh hit a milestone home run that put him in the same conversation as one of the franchise's most iconic players.
Though the Mariners lost the game, Raleigh's performance stood out with another huge moment in his young career.
Seattle Mariners witness Cal Raleigh reach Ichiro's 117 home runs in just 5 seasons
During Thursday's home game in Seattle, Cal Raleigh hit his 24th home run of the 2025 MLB season. That swing not only brought all three of the Mariners' runs across the plate but also tied Cal Raleigh with Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki at 117 career home runs.
The blast came off a pitch in the seventh inning. At only 27 years old in his fifth full major league season, Cal Raleigh has already equalled Ichiro's home run count, which the Japanese legend accumulated over a 19-year career.
Formally admitted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in January 2025, Ichiro Suzuki played for the Mariners, New York Yankees, and Miami Marlins. Power was not his best fit even though he had 3,089 hits and a.311 average across his MLB career. Conversely, Raleigh is quickly rising among the league's top power-hitting catchers.
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Raleigh is on track to hit over 50 home runs this season, which is a very uncommon accomplishment for a catcher.
With 93 career home runs in 2024, Raleigh beat Alvin Davis for most homers by any Mariners player in their first four campaigns. Cal Raleigh also became the first Mariner to strike 10 or more homers in two consecutive months since Alex Rodriguez accomplished this in 1998. Before Raleigh, the last Mariner to have struck 12 or more home runs in a month was Nelson Cruz in August 2015.
Cal Raleigh gave the press a brief statement following the Thursday game, saying, "It's always an honor to be mentioned alongside someone like Ichiro." Growing up, I saw him play. The catcher said that although individual numbers are excellent, winning games still comes first.
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