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After narrowly missing retired past play connected taking down Aaron Judge for nan American League's Most Valuable Player Award, Cal Raleigh is successful nan moving this twelvemonth for nan polar opposite.
The Seattle Mariners catcher became conscionable nan seventh subordinate successful MLB history to mash 60 location runs successful a play successful 2025, and while reaching that constituent would person been a situation this year, each sheet quality is simply a struggle astatine nan moment.
Raleigh went 0-for-4 connected Monday nighttime successful nan Mariners' 3-1 nonaccomplishment to nan Houston Astros, continuing a skid successful which he is now hitless successful his past 36 at-bats.
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Cal Raleigh of nan Seattle Mariners reacts aft striking retired during nan eighth inning against nan Atlanta Braves astatine T-Mobile Park successful Seattle connected May 5, 2026. (Jack Compton/Getty Images)
Before this skid, Raleigh was already struggling astatine nan plate, hitting .205 pinch a .707 OPS successful his first 30 games. But now, his mean has dipped to .157, nan second-worst successful baseball, and his OPS is down to .559, nan 10th-worst.
As a lefty, he's slashing .167/.256/.370, and connected nan correct side, those are down to .133/.196/.200.
The past clip he sewage a deed was measurement backmost connected April 27.
There isn't overmuch nether nan hood that says Raleigh is going to move things around, either. Sure, a agelong this mediocre cannot travel without immoderate bad luck, but aft ranking successful nan 85th percentile successful hard-hit percent (at slightest 95 mph exit velo), he is now successful nan 10th percentile of that class this season. His tube percent and mean exit velocity are besides some overwhelmingly worse than past year.
Cal Raleigh of nan Seattle Mariners reacts astatine bat during nan sixth inning against nan Atlanta Braves astatine T-Mobile Park successful Seattle connected May 6, 2026. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
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A large rumor for Raleigh has been nan fastball -- aft hitting .230 against it pinch a .594 slugging percent past year, those are now down to .093 and .222 this year. He has swung and missed connected 36.0% of fastballs, arsenic opposed to 26.3% past year. He deed much than half of four-seamers astatine 95 mph aliases harder past year, but conscionable 23.3% this year.
Entering nan season, nan Mariners were correct successful nan speech to compete for nan American League pennant. They're presently 20-22 and will apt move things astir whenever Raleigh does. They're 2 games retired of nan AL West title, down only nan Athletics, pinch plentifulness of play left.
Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh reacts aft striking retired against nan Toronto Blue Jays during nan sixth inning successful Game 6 of nan American League Championship Series successful Toronto connected Oct. 19, 2025. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press)
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But nan play whitethorn beryllium getting precocious early for nan switch-hitting catcher who little than a twelvemonth agone was chasing Judge for an MVP.
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