HOUSTON -- Cal Raleigh broke Ken Griffey Jr.'s single-season franchise record for home runs with his 57th on Saturday night as the Seattle Mariners catcher moves within range of 60 -- a milestone few players have reached.

Griffey hit 56 homers during the 1997 season, and again in 1998, part of a résumé that earned him a near-unanimous election into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2016. Because of his historical stature and the general difficulty for hitters to generate home runs in the Mariners' home park, it was uncertain whether anyone would approach Griffey Jr.'s record.

Griffey's mark is the third Raleigh has broken in his year-long destruction of pitchers; he's also the all-time single-season home run leader for catchers and switch-hitters. If he reaches 60 homer, Raleigh would be

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