Cal Raleigh cemented his status among baseball’s elite by surpassing Mickey Mantle’s record for home runs by a switch-hitter and tying Ken Griffey Jr.’s Mariners milestone. He achieved his 55th and 56th homers of the season in consecutive at-bats against Kansas City, adding a historic chapter to Seattle’s franchise lore.

Cal Raleigh hit his 50th home run, tying him with Mickey Mantle as the only switch-hitters to reach that milestone in a single season. He also became the eighth Major League player to achieve the half-century mark by August and remains the sole catcher to hold this historic record.