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• Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Three more RBI in win

  Rotowire Jun 12, 2024

  Raleigh went 2-for-4 with three RBI from a pair of doubles in a win over the White Sox on Tuesday. The red-hot backstop delivered in the clutch yet again Tuesday, just a day after capping off a wild comeback with a walk-off grand slam. Raleigh cut the Mariners' deficit to one run in the third inning with his first double, plating Julio Rodriguez, before following it up with a seventh-inning two-bagger that brought home Rodriguez and Josh Rojas with tying and game-winning runs. Raleigh now has a jaw-dropping nine RBI in his last three games alone, and his season total of 42 is comfortably a team-high figure.

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• Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Slugs walk-off grand slam

  Rotowire Jun 11, 2024

  Raleigh went 1-for-5 with a grand slam in an 8-4 win against the White Sox on Monday. Raleigh went hitless with a pair of strikeouts over his first four at-bats but finished the game with a bang, belting a grand slam with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Mariners a walk-off win. It was the second straight day that the backstop produced a clutch hit -- he knocked a two-run single in the 10th frame Sunday to help Seattle to victory. Raleigh is barely over the Mendoza line with a .206 batting average on the season, but he's tied for second among MLB catchers with 12 homers and is tied for fourth with 39 RBI.

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• Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Timely hitting in Sunday's win

  Rotowire Jun 10, 2024

  Raleigh went 2-for-5 with a two-run single in an extra-inning win over the Royals on Sunday. Raleigh followed Julio Rodriguez's tie-breaking single in the 10th inning with his own clutch knock, pushing Dylan Moore and Rodriguez across with two more runs that would prove to be critical in the one-run victory. The veteran backstop is hitting just .214 over his last nine games, but he has a trio of two-RBI tallies during that span while hitting a solid .267 with runners in scoring position.

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• Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Records first steal Thursday

  Rotowire Jun 7, 2024

  Raleigh went 0-for-2 with a walk, a stolen base and a run in a win over the Athletics on Thursday. The slugging backstop played some small ball Thursday, recording his first steal since 2022. Raleigh is in a 13-game homer drought, and he has only one extra-base hit, a double, over his last 44 plate appearances.

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• Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Absent from Tuesday's lineup

  Rotowire Jun 4, 2024

  Raleigh is not in the Mariners' lineup Tuesday versus the Athletics. Raleigh had a three-game hit streak but will begin Tuesday's matchup from the bench. In his place, Mitch Garver starts behind the plate and Mitch Haniger is the DH.

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• Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Plates pair in Friday's win

  Rotowire Jun 1, 2024

  Raleigh went 1-for-3 with an RBI sacrifice fly and a run-scoring single in a win over the Angels on Friday. Raleigh's timely hitting would prove to be essential in a one-run victory, with the backstop bringing home the first run of the game with a sacrifice fly in the opening frame before delivering a fifth-inning knock to plate J.P. Crawford and extend the Mariners' lead to 4-0 at the time. Raleigh had been mired in a 1-for-17 funk over the previous six games, however, and he's recorded just a sole extra-base hit over the 43 plate appearances spanning his last 12 games after lacing 14 over his first 41 contests of the campaign.

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• Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Not in Wednesday's lineup

  Rotowire May 29, 2024

  Raleigh is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Astros. Raleigh started the first two games of the series but has a .403 OPS over his past 26 at-bats and will take a seat for Wednesday's contest. Mitch Garver will step in behind the plate while Mitch Haniger serves as the desigated hitter.

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• Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Sitting out Thursday

  Rotowire May 23, 2024

  Raleigh is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Yankees. Raleigh started the first three games of the series against the Yankees and hit a home run in Wednesday's 7-3 loss, but he'll get a breather for Thursday's afternoon tilt. Seby Zavala will draw the start at catcher.

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• Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Slugs 11th homer

  Rotowire May 22, 2024

  Raleigh went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Wednesday's 7-3 loss to the Yankees. Raleigh leads all major-league catchers with 11 homers this season, though he hadn't hit one out since May 11. This was his only hit over 10 at-bats across the last three games after a stretch in which he went 9-for-30 in an eight-game span. Raleigh is up to a .219/.299/.458 slash line with 28 RBI, 24 runs scored, four doubles and no stolen bases over 174 plate appearances this season.

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• Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Belts another homer Saturday

  Rotowire May 12, 2024

  Raleigh went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in a loss to the Athletics on Saturday. Raleigh's 387-foot shot to right center in the second inning served as the first run of the night for either side and also made him the first AL catcher to hit 10 or more homers in his team's first 40 games since 2003. The slugging backstop has cleared the fences four times in the last eight games alone, and he's reached safely in seven contests overall during that span.

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• Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Clubs grand slam off bench

  Rotowire May 8, 2024

  Raleigh went 1-for-1 with a grand slam and an additional run scored during Tuesday's 10-6 win over the Twins. Raleigh hit for Seby Zavala in the seventh inning and came to the plate with the bases loaded and the Mariners down two. He delivered his first career grand slam to give Seattle the lead and score Mitch Garver, Luis Urias and Dylan Moore. Raleigh reached via walk in his other plate appearance and eventually came around to score on a sacrifice fly by Mitch Haniger. In 32 games, Raleigh has swatted nine home runs and owns a .769 OPS.

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• Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Receiving Tuesday off

  Rotowire May 7, 2024

  Raliegh is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Twins. Raleigh started the previous four games and will receive a day off after going 2-for-15 with two homers during that stretch. Seby Zavala will take over behind the plate and bat ninth.

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• Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Game-winning long ball Sunday

  Rotowire May 6, 2024

  Raleigh went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in a win over the Astros on Sunday. The 27-year-old cleared the fences for the second straight game, launching a tie-breaking homer in the ninth inning that would turn out to be the difference in the contest. Raleigh has now reached safely in four the last five games, but he's still carrying a lackluster .210 average and .288 on-base percentage across 118 plate appearances.

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• Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Swats seventh homer

  Rotowire May 5, 2024

  Raleigh went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's 5-0 win over the Astros. Raleigh sent Houston starter Framber Valdez to the showers with a two-run blast in the sixth inning. The homer was a much-needed positive outcome for the backstop, as he entered the contest having gone 1-for-26 with 13 strikeouts over his previous eight games. Raleigh's .210/.292/.420 season slash line isn't great, but he is tied for second among MLB catchers with seven homers while adding 15 RBI and 13 runs scored.

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• Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Out with dental issue

  Rotowire Apr 24, 2024

  Raleigh isn't starting Wednesday against the Rangers after undergoing an emergency procedure to remove one of his teeth, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports. Raleigh reportedly played with a broken tooth during Tuesday's win and had it removed early Wednesday. Seby Zavala will start behind the plate for Seattle and bat ninth while Raleigh is sidelined.

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• Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Another day, another homer

  Rotowire Apr 21, 2024

  Raleigh went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and three RBI in the Mariners' 10-2 win over the Rockies in Game 2 of their doubleheader Sunday. Raleigh launched a two-run homer off reliever Noah Davis in the top of the sixth inning, driving in Julio Rodriguez in the process. He later added a sacrifice fly in the top of the eighth, scoring J.P. Crawford for his third RBI of the game. The home run was the catcher's fifth of the season and his third over the last four games. Following Sunday's pair of contests, Raleigh is batting .258 with five homers, 11 RBI and 10 runs scored over 66 at-bats in 19 contests this year.

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• Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Four hits, homer in win

  Rotowire Apr 21, 2024

  Raleigh went 4-for-4 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's win over the Rockies. He also drew a walk. Raleigh jumped on the first pitch he saw from Dakota Hudson in his first at-bat and sent it into the stands in left field for his fourth home run of the season. He would then add an RBI single in the next frame before finishing with a season-high four hits on the night. Raleigh has now homered in each of his last two games and has hit safely in five of his last six, drawing six walks over that stretch to only two strikeouts.

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• Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Offensive catalyst in win

  Rotowire Apr 18, 2024

  Raleigh went 1-for-2 with a solo home run and two walks in a win over the Reds on Wednesday. Several Mariners hitters enjoyed solid offensive performances Wednesday, but Raleigh set the pace with his three trips on the basepaths. That included the backstop's co-team-high third homer of the season, which erased an early 1-0 deficit for Seattle in the second inning. Raleigh has now reached safely in five straight games, and a career-high 13.1 percent walk rate has helped him get to a .311 on-base percentage despite an uninspiring .208 average.

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• Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Homers in extras

  Rotowire Apr 10, 2024

  Raleigh went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk in Wednesday's 5-1 win over Toronto. Raleigh provided the game-deciding blow Wednesday, launching a two-run homer off Tim Mayza in the 10th inning in an eventual 5-1 Seattle win. It's the second homer in three days for Raleigh, though he's gotten off to a slow start overall, going 6-for-36 with four RBI through his first 10 games.

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• Mariners' Cal Raleigh: Gets breather Sunday

  Rotowire Apr 7, 2024

  Raleigh is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Brewers. Raleigh looks to be receiving a maintenance day after he went 1-for-8 with an RBI while starting at catcher in both of the first two games of the series in Milwaukee. Seby Zavala will replace Raleigh behind the plate for the finale in Milwaukee.

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