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SEATTLE — Cal Raleigh tied Mickey Mantle's season of 54 home runs by a switch-hitter with a first-inning drive for the Mariners against the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday.

Batting left-handed, Raleigh hit a first-pitch home run to left-center off Kyle Hendricks for a 2-0 lead.

Mantle hit his 54 homers for the New York Yankees in 1961, finishing second on his team that season to Roger Maris' then-major league setting record of 61.

Raleigh's home run was his record-setting 43rd this season as a catcher, one more than the Atlanta Braves' Javy López in 2003.

Raleigh, who is playing in his fifth major league season, had a previous high of 34 home runs last year.

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