When Cal Raleigh crushed his 57th home run of the year into the Astros' bullpen Saturday night to pass Ken Griffey Jr. for Seattle's single-season record, Houston's longtime bullpen catcher Javier Bracamonte scrambled to grab it.

Caleb John Raleigh, known as Cal or even the Big Dumper, really did it. The Seattle Mariners' superstar catcher surpassed a Ken Griffey Jr. record that no one would've ever thought a switch-hitting catcher would break. Griffey held the Mariners' franchise record for home runs in a single season, at 56.

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Seattle’s Cal Raleigh hit his 57th home run of the season Saturday night against the Houston Astros to pass Ken Griffey Jr. for the single-season franchise record.

A single-season franchise record for home runs carries monumental significance. But a case could be made that it holds even more weight in Seattle, where for nearly three decades it’s been held by not only an inner-circle,

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Cal Raleigh has tied the Seattle Mariners' season home run record set by Ken Griffey Jr. Dominic Canzone hit a career-best three homers as the Mariners routed the Kansas City Royals 12-5 on Tuesday night.