MLB World Shows Love To Cal Raleigh After Historic 60th Home Run

The Seattle Mariners have gotten potentially the best offensive season by a catcher in Major League Baseball this season from Cal Raleigh.

There's no ifs, ands, or buts about that. What Raleigh has been able to do is truly historic and it culminating in him blasting his 60th home run of the season on Wednesday night. The baseball world surely took notice and showered the slugger with plenty of love.

THAT IS NUMBER 60 FOR CAL!!! HISTORY! pic.twitter.com/aOsjshML2P
— Seattle Mariners - y (@Mariners) September 25, 2025

Cal Raleigh hit his 60th HR of the season on the same night the Seattle Mariners won their first division title since 2001.

There’s not a world in which this man isn’t the Most Valuable Player.

It’s over. That’s a wrap. Big Dumper is your 2025 AL MVP. pic.twitter.com/uRgA7h5Umb
— Ben Verlander (@BenVerlander) September 25, 2025

Aaron Judge and Cal Raleigh both doing MVP things on a night Kyle Schwarber hits two home runs and a team fully blows a historically large September division lead while another fighting for a playoff spot aims to win a game in extras is precisely why I freaking love baseball.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) September 25, 2025

The moment of a lifetime for Cal Raleigh 🫶 pic.twitter.com/EYSw5eRdYj
— MLB (@MLB) September 25, 2025

Aaron Judge is sensational

Cal Raleigh should be the AL MVP@JeffPassan
— Dan Orlovsky (@danorlovsky7) September 25, 2025

Babe, you’ve got company.

His name is Cal Raleigh.

60 home runs. @MLBNetwork
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) September 25, 2025

It's hard to to describe to non-baseball fans just how incredible is what Cal Raleigh is doing

There's nothing like it in sports. The most physically taxing position, by far, often offensively challenged as a result, and he's doing this

And a good dude w/ an all-time nickname! https://t.co/7s3MLO1HAn
— Neil Horowitz (@njh287) September 25, 2025

Aaron Judge is a better player than Cal Raleigh and probably had the better season, though one could debate whether it's close enough to be a tie. But you're allowed to use cool shit as a tiebreaker in MVP voting and a catcher hitting 60 home runs is cool.
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) September 25, 2025

60 HR for Cal Raleigh. Sometimes when you do something we've never seen before, you're the MVP and that ends the argument. We've never seen a catcher have the season Cal Raleigh is having in the history of the game. Judge is great. Raleigh is the MVP.
— Jason Smith (@howaboutafresca) September 25, 2025

Like this tweet if Cal Raleigh is the AL MVP. Trying to prove a point
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— Burch (@braden_burcham_) September 25, 2025

Raleigh is having a season for the ages for the Mariners that very well could end up winning him the American League Most Valuable Player Award. The race is between him and Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees. Judge has been superb, but Raleigh has been historic. It's anyone's guess right now who will actually take home the hardware, but if Raleigh can break Judge's American League record of 62 home runs in a season, then there's certainly a real argument that Raleigh should be the guy.

Take a bow, Cal Raleigh

Sep 24, 2025; Seattle, Washington, USA; Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh (29) acknowledges the crowd after hitting his 60th home run of the season during the eighth inning against the Colorado Rockies at T-Mobile Park. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Brashear-Imagn Images | Stephen Brashear-Imagn Images

This is a polarizing topic. Judge has been all-around phenomenal. Raleigh's power numbers are incredible but he isn't leading the league in batting average like Judge is. But, Raleigh has played elite-level defense at baseball's hardest position at catcher while Judge has been solid in the outfield, but was forced to DH for a while due to an injury.

The Mariners just locked up the American League West with their win on Wednesday night. Seattle has been led by Raleigh all season to this point. There are still a few days left in the 2025 regular season and it's going to be a doozy. The regular season will wrap up on Sunday and Raleigh has a few more shots at Judge's record. At the rate that he's swinging right now, it wouldn't be too shocking to see him come close.

Over the course of the 2025 season, Raleigh has broken out. He entered the 2025 season with back-to-back seasons with 30 or more seasons under his belt and turned that into a 60-homer campaign. What a year.

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