Kyle Schwarber is absolutely mashing the ball and sitting at a solid -160 odds favorite to win the 2026 MLB Home Run Crown, leading the league with 33 dingers as of July 19. It’s mid-July, and this guy is already crushing it, putting up numbers that make you remember the good old days when every swing felt like a potential moonshot. But while Schwarber’s tear is undeniably the main event, what’s really got the Emerald City buzzing is how one of our own, Cal Raleigh, set the bar for this insane power surge with his historic 2025 season.
Schwarber’s Reign and the Race’s Heavy Hitters
Schwarber is on a ridiculous pace, projected to smash 53 homers this season. This isn’t a fluke either; the guy led the NL in home runs in 2022 with 46, ripped 47 in 2023, and then led the NL again in 2025 with 56. He’s a legitimate power threat, no doubt. But the chase for the crown isn’t a one-man show. Houston’s Yordan Alvarez is right there with 31 homers, making it a tight battle. Other sluggers like Junior Caminero and James Wood are lurking on the odds board, but it’s the long ball battle between Schwarber and Alvarez that’s got everyone hooked. What’s wild is just how much home runs have come back; we’ve seen two 60-homer seasons in the last four years after a two-decade drought. It feels like every night, someone’s sending one into orbit.
Hunter Goodman Is Chasing Cal Raleigh’s Monster
Here’s where it gets real for us Seattle faithful: Colorado’s Hunter Goodman is hitting 30 homers in 346 at-bats this season, and the comparisons are flying. He’s being called “this year’s version of Cal Raleigh from last season.” Yeah, you heard that right, *our* Cal Raleigh! Goodman’s on a path that mirrors our Big Dumper’s explosive trajectory. Just think back to 2024, when Cal smacked 34 homers in 546 at-bats. That was good, right? But then 2025 happened, and our catcher went absolutely nuclear, exploding for a mind-blowing 60 home runs in just 596 at-bats. Sixty! That number still gives you chills, doesn’t it? It set a new standard, a bar that Goodman and others are now chasing. Could Goodman really be on the same kind of explosive path to those kinds of monster numbers? We’ve seen it before, so anything feels possible.
This home run race is getting intense, folks. With Schwarber leading and guys like Goodman trying to channel their inner Big Dumper, every swing matters. You just know every at-bat for these power hitters is going to feel like playoff baseball.
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