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After Cal Raleigh walked, struck retired and flied retired successful his first 3 sheet appearances Tuesday, his hitless streak stretched to 38 consecutive at-bats.
The Seattle Mariners' catcher, who was nan runner-up to Aaron Judge successful nan American League MVP ballot past twelvemonth aft hitting 60 location runs, had Major League Baseball's longest single-season hitless streak since Craig Counsell went 0-for-45 successful 2011.
But successful nan apical of nan seventh, Raleigh yet collapsed retired of his slump, singling to halfway field. He stayed basking successful nan ninth, singling to left.
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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh hits a azygous during nan seventh inning against nan Houston Astros astatine Daikin Park successful Houston, Texas, connected May 12, 2026. (Troy Taormina/Imagn Images)
Derek Jeter erstwhile famously wore a golden thong, astatine nan behest of Jason Giambi, to break retired of an 0-for-32 slump -- he homered pinch it on.
Raleigh didn't rather scope that mark, but he did person an unorthodox measurement of helping him break retired of nan slump.
"Logan (Gilbert) gave maine immoderate bully proposal to lavation disconnected nan bad mojo aliases juju from nan shot gods," Raleigh said.
How precisely did he do that? Well, pitcher Bryan Woo was nan 1 who initially told reporters that Raleigh showered successful afloat azygous Monday night.
Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh runs to first guidelines connected a azygous during nan seventh inning against nan Houston Astros astatine Daikin Park successful Houston, Texas, connected May 12, 2026. (Troy Taormina/Imagn Images)
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"So yeah, it worked. He was right, truthful I sewage to springiness him in installments wherever credit’s due," Raleigh added.
"We were each screaming for him and it was a batch of alleviation for judge and I cognize it felt bully for Cal," head Dan Wilson said.
Getting retired of nan slump did not travel without immoderate pain, though, arsenic Raleigh people took a foul extremity near his manhood.
Raleigh led nan American League pinch a Seattle-record 60 location runs and 125 RBIs past season. But he’s batting conscionable .166 pinch 7 location runs and 18 RBIs successful 40 games this year.
Cal Raleigh of nan Seattle Mariners bats successful nan 2nd inning against nan Houston Astros astatine Daikin Park successful Houston, Texas, connected May 11, 2026. (Tim Warner/Getty Images)
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But he is now 2 for his past 2, and we each cognize what he tin do erstwhile he does get hot.
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