Mariners Make Historic Cal Raleigh Announcement During Cubs Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Seattle Mariners have experienced an up-and-down season thus far, as they currently hold a 37-36 record while sitting five games behind the Houston Astros in the highly competitive AL West.

Cal Raleigh broke Johnny Bench’s record for home runs by a catcher before the All-Star break, hitting his major league-leading 28th and 29th in the Seattle Mariners’ 9-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday.

On top of breaking the record for most home runs by a catcher before the All-Star break, Cal Raleigh is also leading the league in home runs as well. As of this publishing, he has three more home runs than New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge at this point of the season.