Raleigh hits 54th homer, ties Mantle's record for most in season by a switch-hitter

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5:58 PM on Sunday, September 14

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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.

In his fifth major league season, Raleigh had a previous high of 34 homers last year.

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