There's nothing quite like baseball history.
The way that statistics and records can tie eras together is unmatched in any other sport.
And sometimes, it's downright eerie.
That's the case on Tuesday night, the night Mariners superstar Cal Raleigh blasted his 55th and 56th home runs of the season, surpassing Yankees legend Mickey Mantle on the single-season switch-hitter home run list. Mantle hit 54 in 1961.
To put the prettiest, eeriest baseball bow on this, you need the Yastrzemski family and this stat from Jared Curran:
In 1961, when Mantle hit his record-setting home run, Carl Yastrzemski was playing left field for the Boston Red Sox and got to watch the ball soar out of the park.
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On Tuesday night, when Raleigh hit his record-setting home run, Mike Yastrzemski was playing left field for the Kansas City Royals and got to watch the ball soar out of the park.
On the one hand, it doesn't matter at all. The player in left field has no impact on what happens at the plate, barring a crazy robbery.
On the other hand, it's incredible baseball symmetry.
Carl Yastrzemski is the grandfather of Mike. Carl is one of the best players ever. Mike is simply a solid ballplayer.
They've both had bigger accomplishments than standing in left field on a historic home run.
But that doesn't reduce the simple coolness that in both of these special moments, 64 years apart, a Yastrzemski was there. Baseball is the best.
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