Cal Raleigh breaks Mickey Mantle’s switch-hitter HR file, ties Ken Griffey Jr. for Mariners’ all-time mark

Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh simply retains making historical past. He went deep twice Tuesday night in Kansas Metropolis towards the Royals in a 12-5 Mariners win. 

The win was the Mariners’ tenth straight, marking their longest successful streak since taking 14 in a row within the 2022 season. The Mariners have maintained their one-game lead within the AL West as they appear to safe their first division title since 2001. Julio Rodríguez had one other huge recreation and Dominic Canzone went 5 for five with three house runs, turning into the primary Mariners participant to tug off the latter feat since 2019 when Kyle Seager did it.

With the season-long historical past concerned, although, Raleigh will get the headlines right here.

The primary house run from Raleigh Tuesday got here within the third inning and was his fifty fifth of the season. It is a vital quantity as a result of Raleigh handed Corridor of Famer Mickey Mantle and set a brand new file for essentially the most house runs ever in a season by a switch-hitter. 

Raleigh later hit his 56th of the season, tying Corridor of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. for the Mariners’ franchise file. 

Raleigh already set the file for the most house runs by a main catcher in a season, which was 48. He is blown by it. When you needed to go looking just for house runs hit whereas serving because the catcher — as a substitute of together with homers Raleigh hit as a DH — he is acquired 44. The earlier file there was 42, set by Javy Lopez of the Braves in 2003. Which means that Raleigh additionally set this file together with his first house run on Tuesday night time. 

Additional, this was Raleigh’s tenth multi-homer recreation of the season. The file is 11, which was beforehand accomplished by Aaron Decide in 2022, Sammy Sosa in 1998 and Hank Greenberg in 1938 (through Sarah Langs). 

Raleigh is now tied with Griffey Jr. (1997 and 1998) and Hack Wilson (1930) for the Nineteenth-highest single-season house run complete at 56. Luis Gonzalez (2001) and Alex Rodriguez (2002) are subsequent at 57. 5 gamers ended with precisely 58 (Jimmie Foxx in 1932, Greenberg in 1938, Mark McGwire in 1997, Ryan Howard in 2006 and Aaron Decide final season). Giancarlo Stanton in 2017 and Babe Ruth in 1921 completed with 59. 

After which there’s the hallowed floor of 60-plus house runs, the place we have solely seen Barry Bonds (73 in 2021), Mark McGwire (70 in 1998 and 65 in 1999), Sammy Sosa (66 in 1998, 64 in 2001 and 63 in 1999), Aaron Decide (62 in 2022), Roger Maris (61 in 1961) and Ruth (60 in 1927) attain. 

The Mariners have 11 remaining video games after Tuesday. They will be trying to lock down that elusive division title whereas Raleigh has an opportunity to climb greater on that single-season house run checklist.