Dominic Canzone did something Tuesday, Sept. 16 for the Seattle Mariners that not even his All-Star teammate and MVP candidate Cal Raleigh has managed.
Canzone, a Walsh Jesuit High School graduate, hit three home runs in the Mariners’ 12-5 win at the Kansas City Royals.
Advertisement
It was Seattle’s 10th straight win, as the Mariners (83-68) have gone from 3.5 games back in the American League West in this stretch to leading the division by a game.
Canzone had the first three-home run game by a Mariner since Kyle Seger did it in 2019.
Not bad for a guy who entered the game with 21 career home runs over his three-year MLB career.
Sep 16, 2025; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Seattle Mariners right fielder Dominic Canzone (8) is congratulated by teammates after hitting a home run in the second inning against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Sewell-Imagn Images
Dominic Canzone stats this season
Canzone went 5-for-5 in the game with four runs and four RBIs. He has 10 homers this season and is hitting .304 in 214 at-bats.
Cal Raleigh continues to make home run history for a catcher, breaks a Mickey Mantle record
Sep 16, 2025; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh (29) is congratulated by teammates after hitting a home run in the first inning against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Sewell-Imagn Images
And Canzone did it on a night where Raleigh, an AL MVP frontrunner this season, set an impressive MLB record. He swatted two home runs in the game, giving him 56, and enabling him to break Mickey Mantle’s record of 54 set in 1961.
He set the MLB record for most home runs by a catcher a few weeks ago.
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Dominic Canzone has 3-home run game on Cal Raleigh’s big night