Cal Raleigh reached yet another remarkable milestone on Saturday as the Seattle Mariners faced the Houston Astros in a pivotal three-game series. Earlier this week, Raleigh broke Mickey Mantle’s single-season record for home runs by a switch-hitter. But Big Dumper wasn’t finished. One inning later, Raleigh launched his major-league leading 56th homer of the season, tying Ken Griffey Jr .’s franchise record.

On Saturday, Raleigh’s dream season continued. Facing Astros’ ace Framber Valdez in the top of the third inning, Raleigh belted a 95 mph sinker 399 feet to right center. It was his 57th home run of the season. And Raleigh now stands alone with the most homers in Mariners history. Expand Tweet

Griffey actually reached 56 dingers twice with the Mariners, accomplishing the fe

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