Cal Raleigh hit home run No. 36 on Tuesday, July 8, breaking Ken Griffey Jr.'s mark for the most by a Mariners player before the All-Star break.

To Ken Griffey Jr., the picture – and the goal – is simple. “If you look at what’s going on in baseball, (there are) a lot of ...

Can anyone slow down Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh right now? Raleigh slammed his 41st home run this season on Sunday ...

Cal Raleigh tied Ken Griffey Jr. for the franchise record for home runs before the All-Star break with 35 with a pair of blasts in Seattle’s 6-0 win.

Cal Raleigh hits his 34th and 35th home runs in a win over the Pirates and ties Ken Griffey Jr. for the most home runs by a Mariner before the ...

That mark is the most in franchise history by a Seattle hitter before the All-Star Break, passing Ken Griffey Jr., who set the record with 35 in 1998. Griffey finished 1998 with 56 homers.

From Raleigh’s perspective, Griffey would have “smashed” the major league home run record rather than come up 132 short of Barry Bonds if not for injuries.