US EditionCal Raleigh Hits MLB-Leading 46th Homer and Sparks Five-Run Seventh as Mariners Outslug Mets 11-9
Cal Raleigh’s 46th homer sets second-highest single-season mark for a catcher with 100 RBIs this year, fueling Mariners’ rally in a close game against the Mets.
- On Friday night at Citi Field, Cal Raleigh hit his 46th home run in the third inning to give Seattle a 4-3 lead, within two of Salvador Perez’s record.
- Reaching 100 RBI in his 448th at-bat, Cal Raleigh tied his career high and became the first catcher since Mike Piazza to post consecutive 100-plus RBI seasons while playing at least 50% of games at catcher.
- Using a 0-1 four-seamer from Manaea, Cal Raleigh sent it over the wall, with the homer flying 399 feet at 107 mph off a special bat reading `Big butt & bigger bombs` during MLB’s Players Weekend.
- The Mariners snapped a two-game skid with an 11-9 win over the Mets, leaving them a game behind the Astros in the American League West.
- As Raleigh nears the record, the Mariners hope his momentum—trailing only Salvador Perez’s 48 homers—will fuel a deep postseason run.
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Mariners Cal Raleigh Is Now Pacing With One of Baseball’s Greatest Seasons
On Friday night, Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh did more than belt his 46th home run of the season. He drew a straight line back to one of baseball’s most iconic seasons: Mickey Mantle’s 1961 campaign.As MLB Network’s Sarah Langs noted, Mantle had 46 homers through his team’s first 123 games in ’61–the exact same number Raleigh has now through the Mariners’ first 123 contests. That alignment puts Raleigh on the same pace as Mantle’s legend…
Raleigh hits MLB-leading 46th homer and sparks Mariners’ 7th-inning rally against hapless Mets bullpen
NEW YORK — Cal Raleigh hit his major league-leading 46th homer, sparked a five-run seventh inning with his first double in over a month and the Seattle Mariners set a team record with nine doubles to beat the skidding New York Mets 11-9 on Friday night. Raleigh hit a two-run shot to the second deck in left field and became the first player to reach 100 RBIs this season to give the Mariners a 4-3 lead in the third. He helped the Mariners rally fr…
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Raleigh hits MLB-leading 46th homer and sparks five-run seventh as Mariners outslug Mets 11-9
Cal Raleigh hit his major league-leading 46th homer, sparked a five-run seventh inning with his first double in over a month and the Seattle Mariners set a team record with nine doubles to beat the skidding New York Mets 11-9 on Friday night.
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