Raleigh went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Monday's 11-5 loss to the Yankees.
Raleigh had gone 5-for-21 (.238) with one double and two RBI, as well as a 9:7 BB:K, over eight games since his two-homer effort versus the Rangers on May 2. The catcher delivered a two-run blast in the eighth inning Monday to cut the deficit to three runs, but the Yankees answered with a three-run ninth. Raleigh sits second in the American League with 13 long balls while adding 27 RBI, 27 runs scored, seven doubles, four stolen bases and a .241/.368/.559 slash line over 40 games.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Not starting Tuesday
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Raleigh is not in the Mariners' starting lineup against the Athletics on Tuesday.
Raleigh will get his first day off of the season while Mitch Garver starts behind home plate and bats fifth. Raleigh is slashing .240/.359/.574 with four stolen bases, 23 runs scored, 12 home runs and 23 RBI in 153 plate appearances to start the season.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Grand slam among two homers in win
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Raleigh went 2-for-4 with two home runs and five RBI in Friday's 13-1 win over the Rangers.
Raleigh tagged Jack Leiter for both homers, a solo shot to open the scoring in the fourth inning and a grand slam in the fifth that blew the game wide open for the Mariners. With the two-homer effort, Raleigh is now atop the major-league leaderboard with 12 homers. The catcher has been superb early in 2025, batting .242 with a .942 OPS, 23 RBI, 21 runs scored, four stolen bases and six doubles over 31 contests. He's batting .333 (7-for-21) with three extra-base hits and five RBI during his current six-game hitting streak.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Blasts ninth homer Sunday
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Raleigh went 1-for-5 with a two-run homer in Sunday's 8-3 win at Toronto.
Raleigh stretched Seattle's lead to 3-0 with a majestic 398-foot long ball off Easton Lucas in the first inning. The Mariners' catcher is now tied for the MLB lead in home runs at nine with the Athletics' Tyler Soderstrom. Overall, Raleigh is slashing .233/.333/.593 with 14 runs scored, 15 RBI and three steals across 99 plate appearances.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Launches two homers
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Raleigh went 2-for-5 with two solo home runs in Wednesday's 5-3 win over the Reds.
Raleigh saw his streak of home runs end at three games Tuesday, but he didn't lose a beat in Wednesday's win. He took the first pitch he saw from Nick Martinez deep to center field for a 412-foot homer in the fifth inning, and Raleigh logged the Mariners' fifth and final run in the seventh frame with another solo shot off Taylor Rogers. Raleigh is up to seven home runs on the year, which is tied with Aaron Judge for second-most in the majors behind Tyler Soderstrom (eight).
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Another homer Sunday
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Raleigh went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer in Sunday's win over the Rangers.
Raleigh got the Mariners on the board quickly with a two-run blast off Nathan Eovaldi in the first inning. The switch-hitting catcher has now slugged a home run in three straight games and is up to five on the season. The batting average remains low (.220), but Raleigh is tied for second among all catchers with two steals through 16 games after stealing six bases in 153 games last year.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Goes deep again Saturday
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Raleigh went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a double, a walk and three total runs in Saturday's 9-2 win against the Rangers.
Raleigh homered for the second straight day, blasting a 420-foot solo shot in the fifth inning. The powerful backstop is up to four home runs on the season, tied for second most among MLB catchers. Raleigh is a good bet to finish near the top of the homer rankings among catchers after reaching 30 long balls each of the previous two campaigns.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Cranks third home run Friday
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Raleigh went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run Friday against the Rangers.
Raleigh broke up a tie game with a two-run blast in the eighth inning, taking Rangers right-hander Chris Martin deep. It's no surprise to see Raleigh hitting just .189 over his first 60 plate appearances of the year, as he's a lifetime .217 hitter across his five-year major-league career, but fantasy managers are getting a decent combination of pop and speed out of the switch-hitting backstop. Raleigh has three big flies, two doubles and five RBI through 14 outings, and he already has two stolen bases thus far.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Knocks three hits
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Raleigh went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, a double and a walk in Sunday's loss to the Giants.
Raleigh went deep in the third inning for his second long ball of the year after knocking a double in the first. He later singled in the seventh and was intentionally walked in the ninth. Raleigh's first multi-hit game of 2025 boosted his slash line to .222/.349/.417 with three extra-base hits through 43 plate appearances.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Avoids arbitration
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Raleigh agreed to a one-year, $5.6 million contract with the Mariners on Thursday to avoid arbitration, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.
Raleigh will receive a $4.8 million salary bump in his first year of arbitration eligibility after setting career highs with 34 home runs and 100 RBI in 2024. While his career .218 batting average remains an issue for fantasy managers, the 28-year-old's power and consistent playing time make him well worth rostering in 2025.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Secures 100-RBI season with homer
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Raleigh went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and an additional run scored in Sunday's 6-4 win over the Athletics.
Raleigh set the major-league record for most homers by a catcher over his first four seasons when he went yard in the fifth inning. That blast was the margin of victory Sunday, and it also secured a 100-RBI campaign for the 27-year-old. Raleigh finished the year with a .220/.312/.436 slash line, 34 homers, 73 runs scored, six stolen bases and 16 doubles over 153 games, though he hit a much more impressive .286 (28-for-98) in September while homering in four of his last seven games.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: On base three times Saturday
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Raleigh went 2-for-5 with an RBI single and a walk in a win over the Rangers on Saturday.
Raleigh authored one of five multi-hit efforts on the night for the Mariners while achieving the feat for the sixth time in September. The 27-year-old backstop has already reached the 30-home-run threshold for the second straight season despite currently being mired in a nine-game power drought, and he's carrying a .265 average and .829 OPS across 18 games thus far in September as the Mariners continue pushing for a wild-card spot.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Receiving breather Sunday
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Raleigh is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Rangers.
Raleigh's absence from the lineup ends a run of 19 straight starts, during which he posted a .229/.341/.400 slash line with three homers, 15 RBI and 10 runs. Mitch Garver will step in behind the plate to catch for right-hander George Kirby.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Crushes 29th homer, swipes bag
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Raleigh went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI and a stolen base in Thursday's 6-4 win over the A's.
Raleigh hit a two-run blast off Joey Estes deep in the top of the first inning to get the scoring started. Raleigh also managed to steal his sixth base of the season, which is impressive considering he only had one steal in his first three seasons combined. The 27-year-old is now just one homer away from matching his total from last year and being the first catcher with 30 home runs in back-to-back seasons since Mike Piazza did it for eight straight years from 1995 to 2002.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: More timely hitting Tuesday
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Raleigh went 2-for-4 with a two-run double and a second two-bagger in a loss to the Athletics on Tuesday.
One day after driving in two runs with his 28th homer in a series-opening loss, Raleigh was once again one of the few bright spots for the Mariners in a second consecutive defeat. The backstop's first-inning double drove home J.P. Crawford and Julio Rodriguez to open the scoring, and those would turn out to be the only runs of the night for the light-hitting Seattle lineup. Raleigh appears to have an outside chance at a 100-RBI campaign if he keeps up the timely knocks, as he's now sitting 16 RBI away from the triple-digit threshold with 23 games remaining.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Productive in Tuesday's loss
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Raleigh went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs in a loss to the Dodgers on Tuesday.
Raleigh bounced back from an 0-for-4 night in the series opener Monday to contribute his second multi-hit effort of August. The slugging catcher's two-bagger was his sixth extra-base hit in 15 games this month, and that pop has helped him to a respectable .453 slugging percentage over that span despite a .189 average and 25.4 percent strikeout rate.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Resting Saturday
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Raleigh is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Pirates.
Raleigh has gone 0-for-11 with two walks and three strikeouts across his last three outings, and he will begin Saturday's contest in the dugout. Mitch Garver will start behind home plate and bat eighth against Pittsburgh southpaw Bailey Falter.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Hammers 22nd homer
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Raleigh went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in Sunday's win over the White Sox.
After snapping a nine-game homerless skid Saturday, Raleigh belted a two-run shot in the first inning Sunday. It was his 22nd of the year and 8th in 22 appearances this month. Raleigh later knocked an RBI single in the fourth inning. He's hitting .259 (21-for-81) in July, raising his season slash line to .216/.302/.434 with 32 extra-base hits and 66 RBI through 101 games.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Blasts 21st homer
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Raleigh went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Saturday's 6-3 win over the White Sox.
This was Raleigh's first long ball of the second half. He's hit safely in four of his last five games, going 5-for-18 with three walks in that span. The catcher continues to display excellent power with 21 homers and a .426 slugging percentage, but he's batting just .213 on the year. He's added 63 RBI, 43 runs scored, 10 doubles and five stolen bases through 100 contests.
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Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Goes yard twice in win
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Raleigh went 3-for-5 with two homers, four RBI and three runs scored in Thursday's win over the Angels.
Raleigh singled in his first trip to the plate before taking Jack Kochanowicz deep for a leadoff homer to open the third. The catcher would then add a second home run in the sixth to extend the Mariners' lead to 11 runs, giving him his second two-homer performance in his last three contests. Raleigh has also tallied multiple hits in five of his last seven games, batting .400 (10-for-25) over that stretch with four homers, eight RBI and seven runs scored.
