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Cal Raleigh hit his 50th homer on Monday night, extending his major league record for home runs by a catcher and entering some elite company. Latest Forecast

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Raleigh joined Mickey Mantle as the only switch-hitters to hit 50 homers in a season, and he became the eighth player in major league history to reach the half-century mark in August.

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Batting from the right side, the Big Dumper sent a 3-2 fastball from San Diego's JP Sears 419 feet into the second deck in left field.

He's the second Mariners player to hit 50 homers in a season. Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. hit 56 in 1997 and again in '98.

Raleigh has three homers in the

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