Cal Raleigh’s 50th home run this season makes history: the Seattle catcher is the first in MLB to reach 50 homers in a season by a catcher, and he joined Mickey Mantle as the only switch-hitters with 50+ blasts in a year. Raleigh’s blast came early in Seattle’s 9-6 win over San Diego, part of a string of Mariners dingers that cut into the AL West deficit.

Raleigh’s surge has intensified the fantasy debate around catcher eligibility, balancing power with positional scarcity. His nine multi-homer games this year, a record for a switch-hitter, signals a peak-level breakout that could sustain substantial counting stats down the stretch, while Fernando Tatis Jr.’s homer for San Diego offered a reminder of the high-scoring environment across this week’s marquee series.