Mariners’ Cal Raleigh ties Babe Ruth in MLB history with latest home run
originally appeared on The Sporting News
The Big Dumper and The Great Bambino, just the way it was always meant to be.
Seattle Mariners superstar catcher Cal Raleigh has tied Babe Ruth on the all-time single-season home runs list.
Raleigh slugged an absolute moonshot to the upper deck in Seattle in the first inning on Wednesday night.
When it landed, it was home run No. 59 for Raleigh.
That’s now tied for fourth in American League history with Ruth’s second-best season.
Third place is Ruth again, at 60.
Second place is Roger Maris, at 61.
And first place is Aaron Judge, at 62.
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The Mariners play on Thursday and Friday and Saturday and Sunday.
If Raleigh stays hot, he can challenge that record.
Even if he doesn’t, it’s been an absolutely remarkable season.
Raleigh has set the single-season home run record for catchers, and for switch-hitters, and for Mariners.
And now with every home run, he boosts all those records further.
It’s not bad to hang out with the Babe, either.
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