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Cal Raleigh is having a generational season for a catcher, but Aaron Judge is still the best hitter in the AL. Can Raleigh win MVP?
Raleigh’s 93 home runs prior to this year were the most through a catcher’s first four seasons in MLB history, but 73 of those homers came hitting left-handed. Entering the 2025 season, Raleigh had never slugged above .450 as a right-handed hitter.
Here's where Raleigh ranks among the all-time sluggers to rack up home runs before the Midsummer Classic arrived.
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Yardbarker on MSNWhat Changed to Unlock the Best Version of Cal Raleigh?Heading into this season, Cal Raleigh was already a proven commodity at the catching position. When you pair his defensive prowess with roughly a mid-700s OPS, he was not only a great catcher, but arguably baseball’s best.
Cal Raleigh is putting together one of the greatest power-hitting seasons in MLB history, as he homered 33 times before the calendar flipped to July:
Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh launched his majors-leading 32nd home run of the season in a victory on Monday against the Minnesota Twins. Raleigh, who has already made history by slugging ...