KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cal Raleigh broke a record held by Mickey Mantle on Tuesday night while matching another held by Ken Griffey Jr.

That’s some company for a single night.

The Mariners catcher hit his 55th homer of the season in the second inning against the Kansas City Royals, sending him past Mantle’s mark for a switch-hitter that had stood since 1961. Then, Raleigh hit his 56th the very next inning, matching the club record that Griffey first established in 1997 and matched himself the following year.

“It just doesn’t even seem real,” said Seattle designated hitter Dominic Canzone, who on almost any other night would have been the star. He went 5 for 5 with three homers in the 12-5 win — the 10th straight for the Mariners.

“I mean, he just does it every single day,” Canzone continued, “and he’s doing it behind the plate as well. So just to have that type of a performance out of your catcher, it’s something that you really don’t see. It’s like, a once-in-alifetime type of player.”

The homer barrage? That doesn’t happen among catchers very often. Raleigh earlier this season passed the home run mark for a backstop that had been held by Kansas City counterpart Salvador Perez, who hit 48 homers during the 2021 season.

Raleigh is three homers ahead of the Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber for the big league lead with 12 games to go.

“You know, I think he’s approached this from Day 1 with a ton of humility,” Mariners manager Dan Wilson said. “That’s the kind of person he is. You know, his desire is to win, and that’s what he wants to do here in Seattle is win. And that’s where his drive comes from. And that’s the way he has approached this whole thing. And I think, you know, Cal just continues to check off these milestones, and he does it with such a humble heart. He has handled it all so incredibly well.”