Mariners' catcher Cal Raleigh didn't play on Thursday as the Mariners lost against the Washington Nationals, but he hit a home run on Wednesday night which put him at the top of his impressive leaderboard.
lost to the New York Yankees, 5-0, at Yankee Stadium, but he did hit a crucial three-run home run on Wednesday as the M's mounted a comeback effort late.
In general, Raleigh has become the best power-hitting catcher in all of baseball, and he currently leads catchers in home runs this year.catchers with 11 home runs this season.The 27-year-old led catchers in home runs last season as well with 30, and while teams are largely OK punting offense from the position in exchange for good defensive work, Raleigh has become a pleasant anomaly.This season, Shea Langaliers of the Athletics is second among catchers with 10 homers.
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