Is Seattle Mariners’ Cal Raleigh having the best season for a catcher of all time?

It’s an appropriate question to be asking now that Raleigh has hit 50 home runs in 2025, continually breaking new ground on the single-season home run record for a catcher.

On Tuesday, MLB Network’s Brian Kenny dove into a monologue about past seasons from catchers who compete with Raleigh’s current campaign.

Kenny ultimately decided that Cincinnati Reds legend Johnny Bench’s 1972 season was the best all-time for a catcher, but not before discussing other elite backstops. Keep in mind, too, that Raleigh’s season is still not over.

“What are the best catching seasons of all time?” Kenny wondered aloud during an airing of “MLB Now”.

“Let’s start with … Buster Posey, 2012. This is a 25-year-old Posey h

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