Mariners' Cal Raleigh shatters Johnny Bench's 54-year-old home run record with multi-homer game

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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh broke one of Hall of Famer Johnny Bench’s records in the team’s 9-4 win over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on Friday. 

Raleigh, 28, hit two home runs, his 28th and 29th of the season, and broke Bench’s record for most home runs for a catcher before the All-Star break. Bench had set the previous record in 1970. 

Raleigh’s 28th blast of the season came in the first inning off of Cubs’ starter Matthew Boyd. The Mariners' catcher ripped Boyd’s 95-mph fastball just over the wall in left-center field to give the Mariners a 1-0 lead. 

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Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh (29), right, receives the home run trident from Dylan Moore (25) after hitting a home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Friday, June 20, 2025, in Chicago.  (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

With the first-inning blast, Raleigh tied Bench’s record. However, he would only remain tied with Bench for six innings. 

In the top of the seventh inning, Raleigh ripped Cubs' reliever Caleb Thielbar’s 94 MPH fastball down the line for a two-run home run to give the Mariners a 6-4 lead, and passed Bench to set the new record.  

"Any time you’re mentioned in even the same sentence with one of the best, if not the best ever to do it, is a special thing," Raleigh said. 

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Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh hits a two-run home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Friday, June 20, 2025, in Chicago.  (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

"I’m just very grateful. He’s one heck of a