Raleigh joined Mickey Mantle as the only switch-hitters to hit 50 homers in a season, and he became the eighth player in major league history to reach the half-century mark in August.

Forty-nine homers may have been the record catchers in a season, but 50 — a nice round number — sounds so much better for Cal Raleigh. After tying and surpassing Salavador Perez’s record of 48 homers with a pair of homers on Sunday vs.

Cal Raleigh hit his major league-leading 50th homer, Jorge Polanco drove in four runs and the Seattle Mariners beat the San Diego Padres 9-6