HOUSTON -- 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, first-ballot Hall of Famer, but arguably one of the greatest to ever play this game.

And now Ken Griffey Jr. has ceded his perch atop the Mariners’ all-time leaderboard, paving way for the latest -- and arguably the most significant -- act in Cal Raleigh 's historic season.

Raleigh hit his 57th homer on Saturday, and if he wasn’t going to achieve the feat at home, everything within the context of how he did it was probably almost as sweet.

The opposing team. The opposing pitcher. The venue. The landing spot. The moment in the game. And the stakes of the s

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