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Some of the most exciting moments in Major League Baseball history have been centered around the home run, a play that represents the biggest impact one hitter can have in a game.
As baseball is also a sport filled with numbers, players’ abilities to hit a round-number of home runs in a season can be defining of their legacies. Every 10 home runs a player hits, that hitter reaches a milestone for that season and, potentially, his career.
Of course, the exclusive home run clubs belong to those who hit 50, 60 or 70 homers in a season, respectively, Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh is the latest player to put his name in the record-books, totaling 60 homers during his impressive 2025 season.
With Raleigh’s incredible year, here’s a breakdown of the MLB home run records and where Raleigh falls in baseball history.
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What is the most home runs in a single MLB season?
The most home runs that any player has hit in a season is 73. Only two players have even reached 70 home runs in a season.
In 1927, Babe Ruth hit 60 homers in a season, which set a record that stood until 1961, when Roger Maris hit 61 in a single season. Maris’ number remained the record until 1998, when McGwire and Sammy Sosa both broke it in the same season.
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MLB single season home run record
Barry Bonds had a magical season in 2001 for the San Francisco Giants, totaling 73 home runs to set the all-time single season record. Bonds, who would go on to set the all-time home-run record in 2007, was a force in 2001 as he produced a career-high .863 slugging percentage and one of four-straight seasons with an OPS above 1.275.
After becoming the second player in MLB history to hit 70 home runs, tying Mark McGwire’s record, Bonds broke the record against the rival Los Angeles Dodgers on ESPN.
Amazingly, that was the only season in which Bonds produced at least 50 home runs, as he failed to reach that mark in every other year of his career. But 2001 would go down as his best season in many statistical categories including home runs, bWAR, and RBIS.
In fact, that season was so special that Bonds felt the impact over the next three season, when he was intentionally walked 249 times.
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Most home runs in a MLB season by player
In MLB history, twice has a player hit at least 70 homers, 10 times did someone reach 60 homers and 23 times did a hitter finish with at least 55 home runs. However, Babe Ruth, Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire, Ken Griffey Jr. and Aaron Judge are the only players to hit at least 55 home runs in a season multiple times.
| Rank | Player | Year | Age | Home Runs |
| 1. | Barry Bonds | 2001 | 36 | 73 |
| 2. | Mark McGwire | 1998 | 34 | 70 |
| 3. | Sammy Sosa | 1998 | 29 | 66 |
| 4. | Mark McGwire | 1999 | 35 | 65 |
| 5. | Sammy Sosa | 2001 | 32 | 64 |
| 6. | Sammy Sosa | 1999 | 30 | 63 |
| 7. | Aaron Judge | 2022 | 30 | 62 |
| 8. | Roger Maris | 1961 | 26 | 61 |
| T-9. | Cal Raleigh | 2025 | 28 | 60 |
| T-9 | Babe Ruth | 1927 | 32 | 60 |
| T-11. | Babe Ruth | 1921 | 26 | 59 |
| T-11. | Giancarlo Stanton | 2017 | 27 | 59 |
| T-13. | Jimmie Foxx | 1932 | 24 | 58 |
| T-13. | Hank Greenberg | 1938 | 27 | 58 |
| T-13. | Mark McGwire | 1997 | 33 | 58 |
| T-13. | Ryan Howard | 2006 | 26 | 58 |
| T-13. | Aaron Judge | 2024 | 32 | 58 |
| T-18. | Luis Gonzalez | 2001 | 33 | 57 |
| T-18. | Alex Rodriguez | 2002 | 26 | 57 |
| T-20. | Hack Wilson | 1930 | 30 | 56 |
| T-20. | Ken Griffey Jr. | 1997 | 27 | 56 |
| T-20. | Ken Griffey Jr. | 1998 | 28 | 56 |
| T-20. | Kyle Schwarber | 2025 | 32 | 56 |
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Most home runs in MLB 2025
- Cal Raleigh: 60
- Kyle Schwarber: 56
- Shohei Ohtani: 53
- Aaron Judge: 52
- Eugenio Suarez: 48
Raleigh produced the seventh 60-homer season in MLB history in 2025, allowing him to lead the league in home runs for the first time in his career. Trailing him was Philadelphia Phillies designated hitter Kyle Schwarber, who was incredible leading into free agency.
Of course, Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees are on this list as the two biggest names in the sport. Finally, Eugenio Suarez’s strong first half with the Arizona Diamondbacks before getting traded to the Mariners helped him get the final spot in the top five.
All 60 of Cal Raleigh’s homeruns. #Mariners pic.twitter.com/VFyUd6UPTJ
— Matt Loveless (@MattLoveless) September 25, 2025
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Most home runs in a MLB season, by team
| Team | Player | Year | Home Runs |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Luis Gonzalez | 2001 | 57 |
| Athletics | Jimmie Foxx | 1932 | 58 |
| Atlanta Braves | Matt Olson | 2023 | 54 |
| Baltimore Orioles | Chris Davis | 2013 | 53 |
| Boston Red Sox | David Ortiz | 2006 | 54 |
| Chicago Cubs | Sammy Sosa | 1998 | 66 |
| Chicago White Sox | Albert Belle | 1998 | 49 |
| Cincinnati Reds | George Foster | 1977 | 52 |
| Cleveland Guardians | Jim Thome | 2002 | 52 |
| Colorado Rockies | Larry Walker, Todd Helton | 1997, 2001 | 49 |
| Detroit Tigers | Hank Greenberg | 1938 | 58 |
| Houston Astros | Jeff Bagwell | 2000 | 47 |
| Kansas City Royals | Jorge Soler, Salvador Perez | 2019, 2021 | 48 |
| Los Angeles Angels | Troy Glaus | 2000 | 47 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Shohei Ohtani | 2024 | 54 |
| Miami Marlins | Giancarlo Stanton | 2017 | 59 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | Prince Fielder | 2007 | 50 |
| Minnesota Twins | Harmon Killebrew | 1964, 1969 | 49 |
| New York Mets | Pete Alonso | 2019 | 53 |
| New York Yankees | Aaron Judge | 2022 | 62 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | Ryan Howard | 2006 | 58 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | Ralph Kiner | 1949 | 54 |
| San Diego Padres | Greg Vaughn | 1998 | 50 |
| San Francisco Giants | Barry Bonds | 2001 | 73 |
| Seattle Mariners | Cal Raleigh | 2025 | 60 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | Mark McGwire | 1998 | 70 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | Carlos Pena | 2007 | 46 |
| Texas Rangers | Alex Rodriguez | 2002 | 57 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | Jose Bautista | 2010 | 54 |
| Washington Nationals | Alfonso Soriano | 2006 | 46 |
Of the 30 MLB teams, 22 have had a player hit 50 home runs in a season, while only five had a player hit 60 in a year. The Tampa Bay Rays and Washington Nationals, on the other hand, are tied for the lowest team-high total with 46 homers each.
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Who has hit more than 60 home runs in a season?
- Barry Bonds (73)
- Mark McGwire (70, 65)
- Sammy Sosa (66, 64, 63)
- Aaron Judge (62)
- Roger Maris (61)
- Babe Ruth (60)
- Cal Raleigh (60)
Only seven players in MLB history have hit 60 home runs in a season, showing how rare of a feat it is in baseball. Of those seven players, Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire are the only two players to hit 60 homers in a season multiple times, as Sosa did it three times and McGwire twice.
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Most team home runs in a MLB season
As home runs have become more prevalent, teams have been able to produce more over the course of a full season. Every team that hit at least 250 in a season did so since 1996, and six did it in 2019 alone. That year was known for MLB’s use of the juiced ball, which allowed the ball to carry more and resulted in more home runs across the league.
Still, teams value home runs now more than ever before, resulting in more recent teams being on this list than older teams.
| Rank | Team | Year | Home Runs | Team Leader |
| T-1. | Twins | 2019 | 307 | Nelson Cruz (41) |
| T-1. | Braves | 2023 | 307 | Matt Olson (54) |
| 3. | Yankees | 2019 | 306 | Gleyber Torres (38) |
| 4. | Astros | 2019 | 288 | Alex Bregman (41) |
| 5. | Dodgers | 2018 | 279 | Cody Bellinger (47) |
| 6. | Yankees | 2018 | 267 | Giancarlo Stanton (38) |
| 7. | Yankees | 2025 | 266 | Aaron Judge (51) |
| 8. | Mariners | 1997 | 264 | Ken Griffey Jr. (56) |
| 9. | Blue Jays | 2021 | 262 | Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (48) |
| 10. | Rangers | 2005 | 260 | Mark Teixeira (43) |
| T-11. | Orioles | 1996 | 257 | Brady Anderson (50) |
| T-11. | Blue Jays | 2010 | 257 | Jose Bautista (54) |
| T-11. | Athletics | 2019 | 257 | Matt Olson/Matt Chapman (36) |
| 14. | Cubs | 2019 | 256 | Kyle Schwarber (38) |
| 15. | Yankees | 2022 | 254 | Aaron Judge (62) |
| 16. | Orioles | 2016 | 253 | Mark Trumbo (47) |
| 17. | Brewers | 2019 | 250 | Christian Yelich (44) |
