When Major League Baseball's 2025 statistics are looked back upon in years to come, the numbers that will resonate most belong to a catcher.

While voters are determine whether Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh goes down in history as the American League's Most Valuable Player, his 60 homers and 125 RBIs will be deemed the most impressive decades from now.

Raleigh put together an unprecedented season for someone asked to endure the pain that comes with getting beaten up by foul tips and pitches in the dirt and to devote significant time guiding a pitching staff. The 28-year-old became the seventh player -- and the first catcher -- in major league history to hit at least 60 homers in a season.

The previous single-season record for homers by a primary catcher was 48, set by Salvador Per

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