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With his 46th home run of the season on Friday night, 'The Big Dumper' passed a pair of legends on a great list.
Mantle, in the entire 1961 season, set the switch-hitter record for multi-homer games with eight for the entire campaign. MORE: Cal Raleigh puts up stats never before seen in MLB history
Seattle Mariners slugger Cal Raleigh embraced the two things he's known best on special bats that will be used during this weekend's series.
Cal Raleigh’s 41 home runs break a tie with 1961 Mickey Mantle for most by a switch-hitter in his team’s first 106 games of a season — Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) July 27, 2025
The other was the 1961 Yankees with Roger Maris (40) & Mickey Mantle (39). Cal Raleigh has 41 HR this season. Eugenio Suárez has 36.
So who are the best slugging duos in 2025? Let's rank them. The D-backs traded away one of the best sluggers in baseball this season and still found a way into the top 10 behind their franchise cornerstones.
The card’s popularity compared to other Roger Maris cards is reflected in the number of PSA graded examples (total population of 5,985). The only Maris card that’s been graded more by PSA is his 1958 Topps rookie card (total population of 7,171), according to GemRate, which tracks graded card populations.
Big Dumper keeps on dumpin’. Mariners slugger Cal Raleigh clobbered a 97 mph fastball from Angels reliever José Fermín in the top of the sixth inning of Seattle's 7-2 win on Saturday, sending it back at 113.