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The Seattle Mariners are officially in the final leg of their most daunting stretch of the season. The Mariners will close out their seven-game homestand and stretch of 17 consecutive days against without a day off in a three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates,

It’s hard to find many comparable runs to what Cal Raleigh is in the midst of and what Ken Griffey Jr. accomplished ahead of the 1998 All-Star break.

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh tied a Seattle Mariners record set by Ken Griffey Jr. 27 years ago with his 35th home run of the season, making him the first catcher in MLB history to record 35 or more home runs before the All-Star break.

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.