Cal Raleigh is coming for all the records. One day after he broke Salvador Perez’s record for home runs by a catcher, the Seattle Mariners ’ All-Star made history with his 50th homer of the season in Monday’s series opener against the San Diego Padres . Raleigh became the first catcher ever to hit 50 home runs in a season.

The 419-foot bomb stayed just inside the left field foul pole, landing in the upper deck of T-Mobile Park. With the majestic blast , Raleigh also joined Mickey Mantle as the only switch-hitters in baseball history with 50+ home runs in a season, per Mariners PR on X. Mantle accomplished the feat twice – in 1956 and 1961. Expand Tweet

In Sunday’s two-homer performance, Raleigh broke Mantle’s record for the most multi-homer games in a season by a switch-hit

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