Seattle Mariners Catcher Cal Raleigh Earns Another Impressive Accolade

Raleigh was named the Seattle Sports Commission's Men's Sports Star of The Year.

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh runs after a home run against the Oakland Athletics on Sept. 29 at T-Mobile Park. | Steven Bisig-Imagn Images

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh has set several records and won more awards in the last six months.

During the regular season, Raleigh set new franchise marks for single-season RBIs (100) and home runs (34) by a catcher. He also set the franchise record for the most home runs by a player through their first four seasons with the Mariners (93), which was also the MLB record for the most homers by a catcher over the same span.

Raleigh was also among the best defenders at the position. He caught more innings than any other catcher in baseball. He co-led baseball in runners caught stealing (32) with the Los Angeles Dodgers' Will Smith.

For his efforts in 2024, Seattle's iron man was named the team's MVP by the Seattle chapter of the Baseball Writers' Association of America. He also won Gold and Platinum Glove awards and was named the finalist for an American League Silver Slugger award.

Raleigh added some more hardware to his every-growing trophy case on Thursday. The Seattle Sports Commission named Raleigh the 2025 Men's Sports Star of the Year at the 90th annual Seattle Sports Star of the Year Awards.

More accolades for Big Dumper!

Cal Raleigh has been named the 2025 @SeattleSC Men's Sports Star of the Year. Congrats, Cal! #TridentsUp pic.twitter.com/F0GkrKml9h

— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) February 28, 2025

Raleigh finished 2024 with a .220 average, 34 home runs and 100 RBIs in a career-high 153 games.

If Cal Raleigh wins the Silver Slugger Award (he should) he will become the fourth Mariner to win a SS and a Gold Glove in the same season, joining

Ichiro Suzuki
Bret Boone
Ken Griffey Jr. pic.twitter.com/uJV2nPGgmy

— Ben Ranieri (@BenRanieri10) November 5, 2024

Raleigh has the task of being the man behind the plate for arguably the best starting rotation in baseball. He's one of the two best power-hitters on the team with franchise star Julio Rodriguez.

The Mariners will continue to depend on Raleigh a lot in 2025, and based off this past season. And he's proved that's a task he's more than capable of.

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