US EditionMariners' Cal Raleigh Ties Griffey, Passes Mantle with Homers 55, 56
- On September 16, 2025, Cal Raleigh hit his 55th and 56th home runs in Kansas City, breaking Mickey Mantle's switch-hitter record and tying Ken Griffey Jr.'s Mariners record.
- Raleigh had tied Mantle's 1961 record days earlier against the Angels and surpassed Javy Lopez's catcher homer record this season.
- He hit his 55th homer with a 419-foot hanging curveball and sent a 425-foot first pitch for his 56th homer during his 20th career multi-homer game.
- Raleigh batted right-handed against left-handed pitchers Daniel Lynch IV and Michael Wacha, with the 56th homer traveling to straightaway center.
- His achievements place him among elite power hitters and set new marks for catchers and switch-hitters while maintaining the Mariners' long-standing home run record.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh breaks Yankees legend Mickey Mantle's switch-hitter home run record with historic blast
Seattle Mariners star catcher Cal Raleigh has slugged his way into the history books.Raleigh hit his 55th and 56th home runs of the season during the Mariners' 12-5 win over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday at Kauffman Stadium. Raleigh broke New York Yankees legend Mickey Mantle’s record for most home runs by a switch-hitter in a single season. Raleigh, 28, also tied Mariners great Ken Griffey Jr. for most home runs in a single season in franch…
The Billings Gazette
Sioux City JournalRaleigh passes Mantle’s HR mark
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Cal Raleigh broke Mickey Mantle’s record for home runs by a switch-hitter and tied the Mariners record set by Ken Griffey Jr. when the Seattle star hit his 55th and 56th of the season in consecutive…
The Record
Aaron Judge, Cal Raleigh among MLB stars who have milestones within reach during stretch run
Cal Raleigh might not be done making history just yet. When the Seattle Mariners slugger struck his 55th home run of the year on Tuesday night, he broke a tie with Mickey Mantle to set a new single-season record for homers by a switch-hitter. And when Raleigh clubbed his 56th home run in his very next at-bat, he tied Ken Griffey Jr. for the Mariners’ single-season record. Passing Griffey is next on Raleigh’s to-do list, but it’s not the only mil…
Cal Raleigh produces record-setting homer night as Mariners blast Royals - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Cal Raleigh set the majors’ single-season home run mark for switch hitters with his 55th in the third inning, then matched Seattle’s club record with No. 56 an inning later, as the visiting Mariners rolled to a 10th straight victory, 12-5 over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.
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