KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cal Raleigh broke a record held by Mickey Mantle on Tuesday night while matching another held by Ken Griffey Jr.

That’s some company for a single night.

The Mariners catcher hit his 55th homer of the season in the second inning against the Kansas City Royals, sending him past Mantle’s mark for a switch-hitter that had stood since 1961. Then, Raleigh hit his 56th the very next inning, matching the club record that Griffey first established in 1997 and matched himself the following year.

“It just doesn’t even seem real,” said Seattle designated hitter Dominic Canzone, who on almost any other night would have been the star. He went 5 for 5 with three homers in the 12-5 win — the 10th straight for the Mariners.

“I mean, he just does it every single day,” Canzone con

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