The shirt read “Dump 61 Here.” And Cal Raleigh obliged.
The Seattle Mariners slugger who goes by the nickname “Big Dumper” hit a 391-foot, two-run homer in the ninth inning of the team’s 8-4 win over the Detroit Tigers to take Game 3 of the ALDS.
It was Raleigh’s first homer of the postseason after smashing an MLB-high 60 homers during the regular season.
The best part of Tuesday’s home run? The ball landed into the hands of a Mariners fan whose shirt had very specific instructions.
Afterward, Raleigh posed alongside the fan and handed over a baseball and an autographed bat, which read “Jameson, thanks for cheering us on and catching 61.”
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Raleigh became the seventh player to hit 60 home runs, eclipsing the record for catchers and switch-hitters, and led the AL with 125 RBIs to help Seattle win the AL West title and the No. 2 seed. The 60-HR mark also surpassed the franchise record held by Ken Griffrey Jr., who hit 53 homers twice during his Hall of Fame career.
Seattle is now one win away from its first AL Championship Series appearance since 2001.
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