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.

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,

Cal Raleigh became the first player whose primary position is catcher to hit 50 home runs in a major league season as the Seattle Mariners defeated the visiting San Diego Padres 9-6 Monday night.