Seattle Mariners backstop Cal Raleigh made history on Sunday, setting the single-season home run record for primary catchers by hitting his 48th and 49th long balls of the year. It didn't take long for Raleigh to gain another entry in the record book on Monday,

Just 24 minutes later, at 1:45 p.m., Raleigh hit his 49th home run on his next swing in the second inning, breaking the record held by Kansas City’s Salvador Perez since 2021. Before Perez, Hall of Famer Johnny Bench had held the home-run record by a catcher, of 45, since 1970.

Forty-nine homers may have been the record catchers in a season, but 50 — a nice round number — sounds so much better for Cal Raleigh. After tying and surpassing Salavador Perez’s record of 48 homers with a pair of homers on Sunday vs.