Mariners' Cal Raleigh joins Ken Griffey Jr. in exclusive Seattle franchise history originally appeared on The Sporting News Ken Griffey Jr. finally has some company. Before Monday night, Junior was the only player in the history of the Seattle Mariners to hit 50 home runs in a season. Not anymore, because Cal Raleigh has entered the chat.

Ken Griffey Jr. and Ken Griffey Sr. talk about the historic season Cal Raleigh has had with the Mariners and the energy he brings to the team

Forty-nine homers may have been the record catchers in a season, but 50 — a nice round number — sounds so much better for Cal Raleigh. After tying and surpassing Salavador Perez’s record of 48 homers with a pair of homers on Sunday vs.