Seattle – Cal rale On Monday night, he hit his 50th homer, expanded his major league record for domestic runs by a catcher and entered some elite company.
Rale joined Mickey Mental as the only switch-hitter to hit 50 Homer in a season, and he became the eighth player in Major League history to reach a half-century mark in August.
According to ESPN Research, he is the first player to kill 20 Homer from each side of the plate in a season.
Batting from the right, the big dumper sent 3-2 fastball from San Diego Jaypee Cires 419 feet in the second deck in the left area.
He is the second mariners player to kill 50 Homer in a season. Hall of Famer Ken Grife Junior held 56 in 1997 and again in ’98.
In the last two matches, Rale has three homeers. He hit Nos 48 and 49 during a 11–4 victory on athletics on Sunday. Salvador Perez There was a previous record for homeers by a catcher with 48 in 2021.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.