Raleigh is three homers away from matching Barry Bonds’ overall record of 39 homers before an All-Star break, which the former San Francisco Giants slugger set in 2001.

As the scheduling gods would have it, Raleigh and the Mariners were in New York City on Tuesday night to start a three-game set with the New York Yankees. That gave Michael Kay and the YES Network a chance to pay homage to Raleigh and what he has accomplished this season.

Two weeks ago, Raleigh hit his 29th homer, surpassing Johnny Bench's mark for the most ever by a catcher before the All-Star break. With his 30th home run, he became the first switch-hitter to reach that total before the season's halfway point. Raleigh has hit 22 home runs as a right-handed batter this season adding 12 as a left-hander.