Cal Raleigh hit his 37th and 38th home runs of the season Friday night, pulling within one of Barry Bonds’ record for most homers before the All-Star break as the Seattle Mariners beat the Detroit Tigers 12-3 and snapped Tarik Skubal’s lengthy winning streak.

The left fielder will be in his second career All-Star Game as a replacement for his teammate, Julio Rodriguez.

Randy Arozarena earned a spot in Atlanta today after Seattle's replacement of a rehabbing Julio Rodriguez, marking the second All-Star bid for Arozarena. The left fielder has 15 home runs and 44 RBIs, including seven homers in his last 10 games.

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.

Lazaro Montes popped another home run for the Double-A Arkansas Travelers after doing his first-ever interview in English.

Seattle Mariners outfielder Julio Rodríguez is pulling out of the All-Star game, announcing the news on social media on Friday. In the post, Rodríguez cited rest and plans to prepare for the rest of the season — and effectively ended the discourse about whether he deserved to be an All-Star.