Who has the most home runs before All-Star Break in MLB history?
Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh is putting together one of the greatest first halves in Major League Baseball history, the first hitter to reach 30 home runs in 2025 and is just the 23rd player to hit 32 before the All-Star break.
Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani have also joined Raleigh in the first-half 30 club, with Raleigh on 33 home runs entering play on July 3.
Barry Bonds holds the first-half record with 39 in 2001, the year he went on to set the single-season record with 73 home runs. Only three other players have hit 37 before the break, most recently Chris Davis in 2013 for the Baltimore Orioles.
Here's a look at the players with the most home runs in a season before the All-Star break:
Most home runs before All-Star break in MLB history
- Barry Bonds, 39 – 2001 (finished with 73)
- Chris Davis, 37 – 2013 (finished with 53)
- Reggie Jackson, 37 – 1969 (finished with 47)
- Mark McGwire, 37 – 1998 (finished with 70)
- Luis Gonzalez, 35 – 2001 (finished with 57)
- Ken Griffey Jr., 35 – 1998 (finished with 56)
- Frank Howard, 34 – 1969 (finished with 48)
- Aaron Judge, 34 – 2024 (finished with 58)
- Eight players with 33
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