No switch-hitter has ever hit more home runs in a season than Cal Raleigh . Seattle Mariners backstop slugged his 54th home run of his historic 2025 season on Sunday afternoon, tying Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle for a most home runs by a switch-hitter in a single season in baseball history. The Mariners still have 12 games remaining for Raleigh to add to his total.
Raleigh took Angels righty Kyle Hendricks deep for his 54th home run of the season. Here's the video:
Here is the single-season home run leaderboard for switch-hitters:
Cal Raleigh, 2025 Mariners: 54 and counting
Mickey Mantle, 1961 Yankees : 54
Mickey Mantle, 1956 Yankees: 52
Lance Berkman, 2006 Astros : 46
Chipper Jones, 1999 Braves : 45
On only eight other occasions has a switch-hitter hit even 40 h