Mariners' Cal Raleigh lands on injured list for first time in career as nightmare season continues

Last season, Seattle Mariners prima catcher Cal Raleigh had a play radical imagination of. No 1 is dreaming of having Raleigh’s play this year.

The 29-year-old’s nightmarish 2026 run continued Thursday erstwhile the Mariners placed Raleigh connected the 10-day injured database with a close oblique strain. Raleigh near the Mariners’ 4-3 nonaccomplishment to the Houston Astros connected Thursday aft appearing to aggravate an wounded connected his close side.

Raleigh snapped the longest hitless streak successful the large leagues during the team’s 10-2 triumph implicit the Astors connected Tuesday, breaking retired of an 0-38 slump with a brace of singles.

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Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh walks backmost to the dugout aft striking retired against the New York Yankees during the sixth inning of a shot crippled successful Seattle connected April 1, 2026. (Lindsey Wasson/AP Photo)

It is the archetypal IL stint of Raleigh’s six-year career. Raleigh missed 3 games from May 2 to May 4 with soreness successful his close side.

Last season, Raleigh deed .247 with 60 location runs and 125 RBI successful 159 games. He broke Kansas City Royals prima catcher Salvador Perez’s grounds of 48 for astir location runs by a catcher successful a azygous season.

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Cal Raleigh of the Seattle Mariners bats successful the 2nd inning against the Houston Astros astatine Daikin Park successful Houston, Texas, connected May 11, 2026. (Tim Warner/Getty Images)

Raleigh broke New York Yankees fable Mickey Mantle’s grounds of 55 for astir location runs successful a play by a switch-hitter. He besides acceptable the Mariners’ franchise grounds for astir homers successful a season, passing Ken Griffey Jr.’s erstwhile grounds of 56.

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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh runs to archetypal basal connected a azygous during the seventh inning against the Houston Astros astatine Daikin Park successful Houston, Texas, connected May 12, 2026. (Troy Taormina/Imagn Images)

In 41 games this season, Raleigh is hitting .161 with 7 location runs, 18 RBI, 4 doubles, 18 walks and 16 runs. His .161 batting mean is second-lowest successful the majors among hitters with capable at-bats to qualify. Only Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Cedric Mullins (.150) has a little average.

To capable Raleigh's spot connected the progressive roster, the Mariners recalled catcher Jhonny Pereda from Triple-A Tacoma.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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