Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Cal Raleigh smoked a fastball over the right field fence for an MLB-leading 45th home run, sparking a Seattle Mariners win over the Tampa Bay Rays in Seattle.
Raleigh raked the 376-foot, two-run blast in the bottom of the first inning of the 6-3 triumph Sunday at T-Mobile Park. The Mariners catcher went 1 for 5 with two RBIs, a run scored and two strikeouts
"It was a great start," Raleigh told reporters. "We put the pressure on them from the beginning. That's what having a deep lineup does."
With his 45th home run of the season, Raleigh tied Cincinnati Reds legend Johnny Bench for the second-most home runs ever hit by a primary catcher in one season. Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez holds the all-time mark, with 48, from 2021.
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