Cal Raleigh and Aaron Judge are putting on a show similar to what Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa did in 1998. But this chase is better because the 'clean' home run record is at stake.

Mariners' Cal Raleigh Makes MLB History After Yankees Game originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Catcher Cal Raleigh is in his fifth major-league season after debuting with the Seattle Mariners in 2021 and has established himself as a formidable force in Seattle’s lineup.

The first of those 12 tests was a blowout loss, with Cal Raleigh providing the only highlight. An inning after watching Aaron Judge hit his 34th homer of the season, Raleigh clubbed his 36th of the season in the eighth inning to set a new franchise mark for the most homers before the All-Star break, passing Ken Griffey Jr.’s 35 homers in 1998.