Cal Raleigh is closing in on the 60-home run milestone this season. He is currently leading Major League Baseball with 58 home runs through Sunday, Sept. 21.
Raleigh would become the youngest player to reach the mark since Roger Maris hit 61 home runs in 1961 at age 26. Raleigh also broke Mickey Mantle’s record for most home runs in a season by a switch-hitter earlier this month.
Shohei Ohtani and Kyle Schwarber are currently tied with 53. Raleigh, the 28-year-old catcher, would become just the seventh player to hit at least 60 home runs in a single season.
Barry Bonds set the all-time single-season record with 73 home runs in 2001 at age 36.
Aaron Judge is the most recent player to hit more than 60 home runs in a single season, doing so in 2022. The feat hadn’t been accomplished since 2001, when Bonds hit 73 and Sammy Sosa hit 64.
Here are all the players to hit 50 or more home runs in a single season:
MLB players with 50-plus home run seasons
(Number of home runs, season; players in alphabetical order)
Pete Alonso (53, 2019)
Brady Anderson (50, 1996)
José Bautista (54, 2010)
Albert Belle (50, 1995)
Barry Bonds (73, 2001)
Chris Davis (53, 2013)
Cecil Fielder (51, 1990)
Prince Fielder (50, 2007)
George Foster (52, 1977)
Jimmie Foxx (58, 1932; 50, 1938)
Luis Gonzalez (57, 2001)
Hank Greenberg (58, 1938)
Ken Griffey Jr. (56, 1997; 56, 1998)
Ryan Howard (58, 2006)
Andruw Jones (51, 2005)
Aaron Judge (62, 2022; 59, 2024; 52, 2017)
Ralph Kiner (54, 1949; 51, 1947)
Mickey Mantle (54, 1961; 52, 1956)
Roger Maris (61, 1961)
Willie Mays (52, 1965; 51, 1955)
Mark McGwire (70, 1998; 65, 1999; 58, 1997; 52, 1996)
Johnny Mize (51, 1947)
Shohei Ohtani (54, 2024; 53, 2025)
Matt Olson (54, 2023)
David Ortiz (54, 2006)
Cal Raleigh (58, 2025)
Alex Rodriguez (57, 2002; 54, 2007; 52, 2001)
Babe Ruth (60, 1927; 59, 1921; 54, 1920; 54, 1928)
Kyle Schwarber (53, 2025)
Sammy Sosa (66, 1998; 64, 2001; 63, 1999; 50, 2000)
Giancarlo Stanton (59, 2017)
Jim Thome (52, 2002)
Greg Vaughn (50, 1998)
Hack Wilson (56, 1930)