The Seattle Mariners are in the thick of things in the American League West at the moment. With a record of eight wins and nine losses, they are tied for third place with the Houston Astros, but are only two games back of the division leading Texas Rangers.
So far this season, you may be a little surprised at who leads the Mariners in home runs. That happens to be catcher Cal Raleigh of Cullowhee, North Carolina, who has five dingers so far. On Friday, in the Mariners’s 5-3 win over the Rangers, Raleigh made Mariners history. He hit his 96th career home run, which is the most home runs all-time by a Mariners catcher. Since then, Raleigh also hit a home run in a 9-2 Mariners win over the Rangers on Saturday (97th home run) and a 5-3 Mariners win over the Rangers on Sunday (98th home run). It was an impressive three game sweep by Seattle over Texas.
