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.

Cal Raleigh stands all alone. Never before has a Major League Baseball player accomplished what Seattle's superstar catcher has before the All-Star break. The Mariners' backstop, in the midst of the most magical season the Pacific Northwest has seen in a long time, continues to rewrite history.

In the 60 years the Major League Baseball Draft has been held, Hawaii has never had two high school graduates selected in the same first round.

Historically, it's risky to draft right-handed high school pitchers at the very top of the MLB Draft. Also historically, the Seattle Mariners have been incredible at drafting and developing pitchers in their farm system. Almost the entire rotation for the team was drafted by the M's and brought through the franchise's farm system.

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