SEATTLE -- Cal Raleigh didn’t wait long Sunday to add to his historic accomplishments this season.

The Mariners catcher hit his 54th home run of the season in the first inning of Sunday's game against the Angels , tying Mickey Mantle for the most by a switch-hitter.

It was also Raleigh’s 43rd home run this season while playing catcher, passing Atlanta’s Javy Lopez in 2003 for the single-season record .

After Randy Arozarena led off the bottom of the first with a single, Angels starter Kyle Hendricks threw a 84.6 mph sinker with his first pitch to the left-handed hitting Raleigh, who sent it 409 feet into the Mariners bullpen in left-center field. It was his 34th home run this season batting left-handed.

The crowd broke into a now-familiar “M-V-P” chant as Raleigh rounded the base

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