Cal Raleigh broke Johnny Bench’s record for home runs by a catcher before the All-Star break, hitting his major league-leading 28th and 29th in the Seattle Mariners’ 9-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday.

Cal Raleigh broke Johnny Bench’s record for home runs by a catcher before the All-Star break, hitting his major league-leading 28th and 29th in the Seattle Mariners’ 9-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday.

After the 40,787 in attendance got a chance to honor Sosa before the bottom of the second inning, they watched the player who is so far the best home run hitter of 2025, the Mariners’ Cal Raleigh, club two more dingers to lead the Mariners to a come-from-behind 9-4 win over the Cubs.