DETROIT — If Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh is going to make history before the All-Star break, it will be at the expense of the Detroit Tigers. Raleigh bashed his 37th and 38th home runs of the season against the Tigers on Friday to pull just one away from Barry Bonds’ 2001 record for home runs before the break.

Mariners' Cal Raleigh Breaks AL Home Run Record with Grand Slam originally appeared on Athlon Sports. 'Big Dumper' goes deep twice against Detroit Tigers, eclipses AL home run before All-Star break mark.

Cal Raleigh hit his 37th and 38th home runs in Seattle’s 12-3 victory over Detroit on Friday night to move within one of Barry Bonds’ 2001 major league record for homers before the All-Star break.