Cal Raleigh didn’t waste any time taking another home run record for himself, and he’s now one away from tying the Seattle Mariners’ record held by Ken Griffey Jr.

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The superstar catcher swatted his 55th home run of the year to push the Mariners’ lead against the Kansas City Royals to 4-0 in the third inning Tuesday, moving him past Baseball Hall of Famer Mickey Mantle for the most home runs ever by a switch-hitter in a single MLB season.

Raleigh’s blast was a mammoth shot that traveled 419 feet with an exit velocity of 109.5 mph.

Mantle’s record of 54 home runs had stood since 1961, the year he and New York Yankees teammate Roger Maris both chased Babe Ruth’s then-record of 60 homers, which Maris broke with 61.

Raleigh tied

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