Raleigh hits upper deck with MLB-leading 59th HR

SEATTLE -- Cal Raleigh deed his MLB-leading 59th homer connected Wednesday night, a solo changeable for the Seattle Mariners successful the archetypal inning against the Colorado Rockies.

Raleigh, batting left-handed, connected disconnected Tanner Gordon for his location tally to close tract that reached the apical platform astatine T-Mobile Park.

With 4 games remaining successful the Mariners' regular season, Raleigh has a accidental to walk New York Yankees prima Aaron Judge for the American League single-season location tally record. Judge deed 62 location runs successful 2022 to interruption the erstwhile grounds acceptable by Roger Maris, which stood since 1961.

Raleigh's changeable came conscionable 4 days aft helium passed Ken Griffey Jr. for the franchise's single-season location tally grounds with his 57th homer. Griffey deed 56 successful some 1997 and 1998.

Raleigh has besides surpassed Mickey Mantle's erstwhile MLB grounds of 54 location runs by a switch-hitter that had stood since 1961. He besides acceptable the MLB grounds for homers by a catcher this season, eclipsing the 48 deed by Salvador Perez successful 2021.

Raleigh is 3 location runs up of Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber and six location runs up of Los Angeles Dodgers prima Shohei Ohtani.