SEATTLE — Seattle's Cal Raleigh — better known by the catchy nickname "Big Dumper" — has lived up to the moniker, dropping baseball into the outfield seats all over the big leagues this season.

Manager Dan Wilson has been in awe of his talents.

"That's what you get from Cal," Wilson said. "Night in, night out, blocking balls, calling the game, leading a pitching staff, throwing runners out — that's what Cal does and he does it very well."

Oh ... wait a second. Wilson obviously wasn't taking about Raleigh's prodigious power — he's talking about how the 28-year-old handles the most demanding defensive position on the baseball field: Catcher.

Raleigh has smashed 42 homers this season, putting him on pace for 60, with a chance to catch Aaron Judge's American League record of 62. That would

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