Cal Raleigh stands alone among MLB catchers.

The Seattle Mariners switch-hitting slugger belted his 48th and 49th home runs on Sunday afternoon to break the MLB single-season record for most homers by a primary catcher.

Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez held the previous mark with 48 homers in 2021.

Raleigh hit both homers off Athletics left-hander Jacob Lopez. He tied the record with a majestic two-run homer in the first inning that soared 448 feet into the second deck in left field. He then broke the record in the second inning, when he sent a two-run shot over the left-center-field fence to give Seattle a 5-1 lead.

“The Big Dumper” currently leads all of baseball with 49 home runs and is second in RBIs with 106. He’s the first catcher with back-to-back seasons of at least 10

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