Overview
- Cal Raleigh hit homers 37 and 38 in the Mariners’ 12-3 victory over the Tigers on July 11.
- His 38th homer surpassed the American League pre-break record of 37, previously shared by Chris Davis and Reggie Jackson.
- According to Mariners PR, he became the first player since 1933 to reach at least 38 homers and 80 RBIs before the All-Star break.
- Raleigh’s two-homer night was his eighth multi-homer game of the season, tying Ken Griffey Jr. for the franchise high.
- Voted the AL’s starting catcher and slotted for Monday’s Home Run Derby, he remains central to the Mariners’ power surge.