Not even Cal Raleigh’s heroics were enough for the Mariners, who were swept aside by the Orioles and completed a clunker of a homestand.

The Seattle Mariners catcher, cheekily nicknamed Big Dumper because of the size of his derriere, came into his own the last two seasons, finishing 18th and 12th in American League Most Valuable Player voting in 2023 and 2024, respectively.

Cal Raleigh etched his name in Seattle Mariners history on Thursday, June 5, 2025, by equaling Ichiro Suzuki's 117 career home runs in just five seasons. Despite a 4-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles, Raleigh's 24th home run of the season highlighted his rising status as a premier power-hitting catcher.