Seattle Mariners’ Cal Raleigh hits his 54th home run of the season, a two-run home run to tie Mickey Mantle for most home runs by a switch-hitter in a single season, against the Los Angeles Angels during the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle Mariners’ Cal Raleigh tips his helmet to the crowd from the dugout after hitting his 54th home run of the season, a two-run home run to tie Mickey Mantle for most home runs by a switch-hitter in a single season, against the Los Angeles Angels during the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle Mariners’ Cal Raleigh tips his helmet to the crowd from the dugout after hitting his 54th home run of the season, a two-run home run to tie Mickey Mantle for most home runs by a switch-hitter in a single season, against the Los Angeles Angels during the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle Mariners’ Cal Raleigh tips his helmet to the crowd from the dugout after hitting his 54th home run of the season, a two-run home run to tie Mickey Mantle for most home runs by a switch-hitter in a single season, against the Los Angeles Angels during the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Raleigh hits 54th homer, ties Mantle’s record for most in season by a switch-hitter
SEATTLE (AP) — Cal Raleigh tied Mickey Mantle’s season of 54 home runs by a switch-hitter with a first-inning drive for the Seattle Mariners against the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday.
Seattle Mariners’ Cal Raleigh hits his 54th home run of the season, a two-run home run to tie Mickey Mantle for most home runs by a switch-hitter in a single season, against the Los Angeles Angels during the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
SEATTLE (AP) — Cal Raleigh tied Mickey Mantle’s season of 54 home runs by a switch-hitter with a first-inning drive for the Seattle Mariners against the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday.
Batting left-handed, Raleigh hit a first-pitch homer to left-center off Kyle Hendricks for a 2-0 lead.
Mantle hit his 54 homers for the 1961 New York Yankees.
Raleigh’s homer was his record-setting 43rd homer this season as a catcher, one more than Atlanta’s Javy López in 2003.
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In his fifth major league season, Raleigh had a previous high of 34 homers last year.
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