The New York Mets defeated the Seattle Mariners 7-3 at the Little League Classic on Sunday. While his team lost, Cal Raleigh, wearing catching gear featuring images of his teammates as Little Leaguers, moved one step closer to Salvador Perez’s single-season home run record for a primary catcher by hitting his 47th of the season, per Sarah Langs of MLB.com.

Raleigh’s two-run homer in the seventh inning came with Randy Arozarena on base, the Mariners’ only significant scoring opportunity in the neutral-site contest at Bowman Field.

Raleigh went 2-for-5 in the game and has had a strong showing against the Mets this series, going 7-for-12 with three walks and four extra-base hits over the three games. For the 2025 season, Raleigh is slashing .252/.359/.600 with 102 RBIs, 82 runs scored

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