Cal Raleigh Breaks History With Two Swings of the Bat

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00:00Cal Raleigh breaks history with two swings of the bat.

00:04For Mariners fans, what a ride it's been.

00:07If you're not already paying attention to what Cal Raleigh is doing, you'd better start now,

00:12because the big man behind the plate is rewriting history,

00:15and he's doing it with a crack of the bat so loud it's echoing through the annals of baseball greatness.

00:21Let's set the scene.

00:22Back in August, J.P. Sears fires a fastball, and boom, Raleigh crushes it.

00:27That one swing didn't just clear the wall, it cleared the record books,

00:32making Cal the first catcher in MLB history to hit 50 homers in a season.

00:36That's right, no catcher had ever done it before.

00:39And the guy didn't just stop to admire his work, he kept going.

00:44Fast forward to Tuesday night, third inning, Michael Walker on the mound.

00:48Raleigh steps in, batting lefty, and just obliterates a curveball.

00:52We're talking 419 feet into the right field stands.

00:55That's not just a home run, that's history.

00:59That one broke Mickey Mantle's single-season record for most home runs by a switch hitter.

01:03But wait, he's not done.

01:05Later in the game, Raleigh flips the switch, literally, and steps in as a righty.

01:11Reliever Daniel Lynch IV throws a 2-2 pitch, and Raleigh murders it.

01:15A 425-foot rocket to center field.

01:18Two-run shot. Tie game.

01:20But more importantly, that bomb ties Ken Griffey Jr. for the most home runs in a single season in Mariners franchise history.

01:28Let that sink in.

01:30Cal Raleigh is now sitting next to the kid on the Mariners' all-time leaderboard.

01:35That's sacred ground.

01:36And while all this is going on, let's not forget what's happening in the standings.

01:41Once lagging, the Mariners are climbing to the top of the AL West, putting pressure on rivals.

01:46Cal Raleigh is at the center, making pivotal moves.

01:49Normally, such a stellar season would secure the ALM VP for Raleigh.

01:55However, Aaron Judge's phenomenal performance in New York makes Raleigh a likely runner-up.

02:00But don't let that fool you.

02:02What Raleigh is doing right now is historic.

02:06It's electric.

02:07And it's the kind of story Mariners fans, and baseball fans, are going to be telling for a long time.