Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh has already made historical past this season.
Raleigh grew to become the primary catcher to hit 50 dwelling runs on Aug. 25 when he related on a JP Sears fastball within the second inning towards the San Diego Padres. He has continued to hammer the ball since, getting nearer to New York Yankees legend Mickey Mantle for probably the most dwelling runs in a season for a swap hitter and Mariners’ star Ken Griffey Jr. for the staff document.
He carved his title into each historical past books on Tuesday. Raleigh, batting from the left facet, crushed a Michael Wacha curveball within the third inning, hitting a 419-foot homer to proper area to interrupt Mantle’s document.
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