The Seattle Mariners haven't had an MVP since National Baseball Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki won in his first season in the major leagues in 2001.

That drought will continue for at least another year.

Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh was up for the 2025 American League Most Valuable Player award, contending with New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge and Cleveland Guardians third baseman Jose Ramirez.

MLB Network announced the results of the ballot, which is voted on by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, on Thursday.

Judge won his second-straight MVP award and the third of his career. He earned four more first-place votes than Raleigh.

Judge earned 17 first-place votes and 13 second-place votes to finish with 355 points on the ballot. Raleigh earned 13 first-place votes and 17 second-place votes and finished with 335 points.

Judge scored 137 runs in 152 games this season. He hit 30 doubles, two triples and 53 home runs with 124 RBIs and slashed .331/.457/.688 with a 1.145 OPS.

Raleigh scored 110 times in 159 games and hit 24 doubles and 60 homers with 125 RBIs. He slashed .247/.359/.589 with a .948 OPS. Raleigh's 60 home runs were the most by a catcher and switch-hitter in a single season.

On top of his offensive stats, Raleigh was fifth in the majors and second in the American League in games caught. He caught 1,072 innings, which was third in the majors and first in the AL. Raleigh also helped oversee a pitching staff that saw four-of-five starters miss time due to injuries this season.

Raleigh earned the first All-Star selection of his career and became the first catcher in MLB history to win the Home Run Derby.

Seattle made a post on its official account on "X" recognizing Raleigh for his historic season.

"Our MVP.
Thank you, Cal, for a season baseball will never forget."

With Raleigh's second-place finish, Seattle still has only two MVPs in its history: Suzuki's in 2001 and Ken Griffey Jr. in 1997.

Raleigh is the second figure in the organization to be up for a major award that didn't win. Manager Dan Wilson was up for AL Manager of the Year, but finished third to Cleveland Guardians skipper Stephen Vogt (the winner) and Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schenider.

Raleigh and the rest of the Mariners will now turn the page to spring training in 2026. Raleigh and other pitchers and catchers will report to the team's complex in Peoria, Ariz., in Feb. 2026.

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