3 Mariners players who could make team history in 2025

One of the many fun aspects of following a sports team is seeing the players chasing club and Major League records, with it being even better if someone actually breaks a record. This is no different if you are a fan of the Seattle Mariners.

Whether it be Ken Griffey Jr. setting a club record with 56 home runs in 1997 (and then repeating this feat the following year), or Ichiro Suzuki setting the MLB hits record with 262 hits in 2004, there have been some proud moments in Mariners history. Let's take a look at three players who could leave their own mark on the franchise record books this year.

3 Mariners players who could make team history in 2025

No. 1: Cal Raleigh

Shamelessly ripping off the Bo Jackson advert that Bo knows football, etc., we can wholeheartedly declare that Cal Raleigh knows home runs. No catcher has ever hit more homers through the first four years of their Major League career than the Mariners clubhouse leader, with 93 bombs.

Last season was Raleigh's best yet, as he hit a career-high 34 home runs to lead all catchers and finish tied for 12th in the majors overall. Well, now he's off to a phenomenal start in 2025, which has some people wondering if this could turn into a special year for the 2018 third-round draft pick.

Ahead of Wednesday's slate of MLB games, Raleigh finds himself tied with the Athletics' Tyler Soderstrom with a Major League-leading nine home runs. As a result, you can't help wonder if the 28-year-old catcher could become the first Mariner to lead the AL in homers since Griffey, who finished a three-year stretch of this with 48 bombs in 1999.

Helping Raleigh's quest is the success he's had since he began using a torpedo bat, but just in general he seems more locked in than ever, galvanized by signing the long-term deal which secures his future in Seattle.

• At this early stage, he is currently projected to finish the season with 63 home runs. This is not sustainable, but it would be the most in the majors since Barry Bonds' record-breaking 73 back in 2001 and the most ever in AL history, full stop.

No. 2: Logan Gilbert

One of the proudest parts of Mariners history is having two Cy Young winners: Randy Johnson in 1995 and Félix Hernández in 2010. Now, the Mariners have another pitcher with a genuine chance to win the prestigious award.

The pitcher in question is Logan Gilbert, who took over from Luis Castillo as the Mariners' Opening Day starter this season. It was more than justified, with Gilbert coming off a season where he was the team's best and most durable pitcher from start to finish, highlighted by leading the majors with a 0.887 WHIP and 208.2 innings.

The 2018 14th overall draft pick finished sixth last year in Cy Young voting, and entered this season as one of the favorites to win it outright. And based on his success to date in 2025, he's proving to be one of the top starters in all of baseball, never mind just within the Mariners rotation.

What's making this possible is that Gilbert is pitching better than ever, with a 2.63 ERA, 2.22 FIP, 0.878 WHIP and ridiculous 38.0 strikeout rate all on course to be career-bests. If he can keep close to this level of productivity in the coming months, his Cy Young dream has a true shot at becoming a reality.

No. 3: Randy Arozarena

Sometimes when you describe someone as a character, it can almost be perceived as a back-handed compliment. In the case of Randy Arozarena we would still use this description, but definitely in a positive context. He is unlike anyone who has previously played for the Mariners.

Arozarena has proved to be a spark plug for the Mariners, inspiring his teammates to never give up no matter how much of a lost cause a situation appears to be. The prime example of this was the game against the Houston Astros, when he hit a grand slam in the eighth and subsequently produced a walk-off walk to help the team recover from a 5-0 deficit in the eighth to win 7-6.

Critics will understandably point towards the 30-year-old's poor .193 batting average — which would be a career-low — and yet he still has a .759 OPS at the time of writing. This is because he has been able to come up with clutch hits when required, combined with regularly getting on base via free passes.

Arozarena has 16 walks through 23 games, which projects to 113 over the year and would make him the sixth Mariner to reach 100 in a season and first since Alex Rodríguez in 2000. It is of course still early, but there's every reason to believe it can be achieved by the mercurial outfielder in Seattle.

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