Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh sat in the visiting dugout at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday afternoon and acknowledged that he is not used to all the media attention he has been receiving lately. But it’s all good,

Keith Law joined Chelsa and Michael to discuss Seattle Mariners' C Cal Raleigh's breakout season, if he has a shot at winning the AL MVP over Aaron Judge, and what is spurring this monster season?

Raleigh is on pace to join Johnny Bench in 1974 and Joe Torre in 1970 as the only players whose primary position was catcher in MLB history to reach 700 plate appearances in a season, becoming too essential on both sides of the ball for the Mariners to rest him. Not that he’d want to, anyway.

Entering play on Tuesday, Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh is leading the major leagues in home runs with 35. It's been a truly dominant first 90 games for

Mariners manager Dan Wilson played with Ken Griffey Jr. for six years when both were in Seattle during the 1990s. Griffey was the man in the Emerald City -- and he could do it all, from hitting monster home runs to making acrobatic catches in center field.

For every big swing and eye-popping home run, Cal Raleigh is building his case for something bigger. Chants of “M-V-P! M-V-P!” are growing louder in the Emerald City for Seattle’s 28-year-old catcher as opposing spectators look away, grit their teeth, and wait for Big Dumper to strike.

It’s shaping up for Raleigh’s best season ever, but it’s so much more than that, even if Judge manages to keep the MVP out of reach. A month ago, I wrote on Cal becoming the best catcher in ...

Raleigh has another path to the MVP, too. It's called the American League single-season home run record. Judge holds that right now, at 62, having broken Roger Maris' 61 mark a couple seasons ago.

Key swing changes have transformed Cal Raleigh into an MVP candidate in 2025, as he turned his biggest weakness into a strength.