Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh has had an outstanding season by any measure. That season got even more memorable on Sunday, when Raleigh blasted his 49th home run of the campaign. He is now the only catcher in Major League Baseball history to hit 49 homers in a single season, per the team's social media. Expand Tweet

Raleigh has now passed Salvador Perez , who hit 48 home runs in the 2021 season for the Kansas City Royals. The Mariners catcher actually hit two home runs Sunday, first tying and then breaking Perez's record.

The home runs came in the first two innings of a game Sunday between the Mariners and Athletics. Raleigh's hits broke open the game for Seattle.

Cal Raleigh is putting himself in elite company

Raleigh's home run production is nearly unparalleled from other

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