Mariners’ Cal Raleigh hits 55th and 56th homers of season to break Mickey Mantle’s record

• Catcher's mark is a record for a switch hitter in MLB

• Number also passes Ken Griffey Jr's club record

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh homered in the third inning against the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday to surpass Mickey Mantle's single-season record for long balls by a switch hitter, then hit his 56th homer of the year an inning later to equal the franchise record set by Ken Griffey Jr.

Leading off the third inning, with the visiting Mariners ahead 3-0, Raleigh crushed a Michael Wacha pitch that stayed fair into the right field seats for his 55th home run. The blast pushed Raleigh past Mantle's mark established in 1961.