Mariners' Cal Raleigh ties fan favorite on all-time franchise record list

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Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners has tied Raul Ibanez for the franchise's all-time home run record with 156 home runs. Raleigh achieved this milestone during a game on Monday night.

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Cal Raleigh has 156 home runs with the Mariners
He tied Raul Ibanez for the franchise record
The milestone was achieved during a recent game

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Cal Raleigh has finally started to get his swing going a little bit.

The Seattle Mariners' catcher took a big hack on Monday night that tied him in the franchise's all-time record books with a fan favorite.

Raleigh has now hit 156 home runs in his career with the Mariners.

That's the same number that Raul Ibanez hit while playing for Seattle.

They're now tied for eighth in franchise history on the homer charts.

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The latest blast showed off the impressive power of Raleigh. Batting from the left side, he crushed one the other way, hitting it at 106 miles per hour to land it in the bullpen in deep left-center.

It was just Raleigh's third homer of the season after hitting 60 last year. He's still batting just .161, but it's still been a bit better lately.

The Mariners will only really hit their stride if Raleigh can get back to the level he was playing at even in the couple seasons before the historic campaign. Each time Raleigh launches a home run like the one Monday night, it raises optimism that he's finding his good swing once again.