cal raleigh mariners 50 homers.

Cal Raleigh has hit his 50th homer, extending his major league record for home runs by a catcher and entering some elite company. Raleigh joined Mickey Mantle as the only switch-hitters to hit 50 homers in a season, and he became the eighth player in major league history to reach the half-century mark in August. Batting from the right side, the Big Dumper sent a 3-2 fastball from San Diego’s JP Sears 419 feet into the second deck in left field. He’s the second Mariners player to hit 50 homers in a season, joining Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr., who hit 56 in 1997 and again in ’98.