Cal Raleigh made history on Monday, joining Ken Griffey Jr. in a rare Seattle milestone as he hit his 50th home run of the season. For the Mariners catcher, the achievement came just a day after he added two homers to move atop the all-time single-season leaderboard for primary catchers. Raleigh’s feat helped Seattle secure a 9-6 win over the San Diego Padres, further cementing his breakout season.

“It doesn’t seem real,” Raleigh said, according to MLB.com. “I mean, 50 home runs, it’s kind of a crazy number to think of. … You hit five in high school, you thought you had all this power. So it’s just crazy.”

Raleigh battled lefty JP Sears in the first inning, working a full count and crushing a 92.9 mph fastball 419 feet into the second deck at T-Mobile Park. “I’m trying to stay on the hea

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