Robinson Cano has put himself into the junior circuit's record books.

The Seattle Mariners star clobbered his 19th home run of the season Friday in Boston. It's the 247th home run of his career as a second baseman, which is a new American League record for the position, passing Hall of Famer Joe Gordon.

Player AL Yrs. HR as 2B (AL) Career HR Robinson Cano 2005-Present 248 258 Joe Gordon 1938-1950 247 253 Lou Whitaker 1977-1995 239 244 Roberto Alomar 1991-2001; 2003-2004 168 210 Bobby Grich 1970-1986 197 224

In addition to his home runs hit as a second baseman, Cano has also smacked nine homers as a designated hitter, along with two pinch-hit blasts. He did not record a hit during his one plate appearance as a shortstop.

The major-league record for home runs by a second baseman is held by Jeff Kent, who hit 351 of his 377 round-trippers while manning the position.