HOUSTON — Seattle’s Cal Raleigh hit his 57th house run of the season within the Mariners’ 6-4 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday evening to go Ken Griffey Jr. for the single-season franchise report.
The Mariners led 2-0 within the third inning when Raleigh smacked a 95.5 mph sinker from lefty Framber Valdez into the bullpen in right-center discipline to make it 3-0 and go the mark Griffey reached in each 1997 and 1998.
Raleigh lifted his proper arm in celebration as he rounded second base and raised the trident the Mariners use for his or her house run celebration skyward after J.P. Crawford handed it to him simply earlier than he entered the dugout.
Raleigh, who leads the majors in house runs, has already surpassed Mickey Mantle’s MLB report for house runs by a switch-hitter of 54 that had stood since 1961.
He’s additionally set the MLB report for homers by a catcher this season, eclipsing the 48 Salvador Perez hit in 2021.
