Cal Raleigh Takes Blame for Mariners’ Struggles
Dan Wilson kept Raleigh at catcher for a third straight game as the Mariners try to snap a slump, with the team 56-62 and four games back in the AL West.
- On Sunday, Seattle Mariners manager Dan Wilson moved catcher Cal Raleigh from the eighth to the seventh spot in the starting lineup, seeking to ignite the struggling offense.
- Raleigh's 2026 decline follows a historic 2025 campaign in which he hit a league-leading 60 home runs and finished second in American League MVP voting behind Aaron Judge.
- This season, Raleigh is batting.159 with 12 home runs and 43 RBIs across 85 games, while his strikeout rate has climbed to an unsightly 32%, seventh-highest among all players with at least 350 plate appearances.
- Following Tuesday's 4-1 loss to the New York Yankees, Raleigh addressed reporters and stated, 'I'm ultimately the worst of the group right now,' taking personal accountability for the team's offensive struggles.
- With a 56-64 record and five-game losing streak, the Mariners face critical series against the Yankees, Houston Astros, and Texas Rangers that will determine their postseason viability.
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How And In What Manner Cal Raleigh Put The Ass Back In Big Dumper
Cal Raleigh got off to a slow start to the year, which was to be expected. It is impossible to follow up a 60-homer season with another of the same caliber, and between instigating teammate beef on the global stage and dealing with an early-season oblique strain that eventually landed him on the injured list, the slugging Seattle Mariners catcher has had much to fight through, even if partially self-inflicted. Alas, since he returned from the IL…
Cal Raleigh takes blame for Mariners’ struggles
Sep 1, 2023; New York City, New York, USA; Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh (29) runs out a single against the New York Mets during the fourth inning at Citi Field. Mandatory Credit: Gregory Fisher-USA TODAY Sports Just a year ago, Seattle Mariners star catcher Cal Raleigh clobbered 60 home runs en route to finishing second in the American League MVP voting. This season, Raleigh is hitting just .159 with 12 home runs and 43 RBI entering Wedn…
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thepress.netCal Raleigh takes the blame for Mariners' struggles amid five-game losing streak: 'I'm awful'
The Mariners are four games behind the third wild-card spot with six teams ahead of them
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