Cal Raleigh Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 3" / 235 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 11/26/1996 (27)
- Experience
- 3
- College
- Florida State
Cal Raleigh Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Cal Raleigh News
Seattle Mariners backstop Cal Raleigh will receive the day off on Sunday as the Mariners look to complete a three-game sweep against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Raleigh has missed only four games this season and is riding a .235/.315/.457 line with six long balls. The 27-year-old is considered one of the best power options at the catcher position and currently holds an incredible 94.3 mph average exit velocity, 15.7% barrel rate, and 54.9% hard-hit rate which places him in the 96th, 92nd, and 95th percentiles of qualified hitters respectively. Seby Zavala will instead serve as the catcher and bat in the eight hole. Zavala has not made many appearances this season and is a desperation play in DFS against right-handed pitcher Brandon Pfaadt, who enters Sunday with a 4.97 ERA.
Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh (mouth) is behind the plate and is hitting third in the Mariners lineup on Thursday against the Texas Rangers and left-hander Andrew Heaney. Raleigh suffered a broken tooth in Tuesday's game and sat out on Wednesday while having a dental procedure. The 27-year-old switch-hitting backstop is back in there a day later, though, and should be returned to starting lineups in all fantasy leagues. The former third-rounder in 2018 out of Florida State has been one of the better offensive-minded catchers so far this year, as he's hitting .271/.350/.529 with an .879 OPS, six home runs and 13 RBI in 20 games played for the M's. He's gone deep in four of his last five games as well. In his career against Heaney, he's hitless in five at-bats.
Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh (tooth) is out of the starting lineup ahead of Wednesday's game against the Texas Rangers. Raleigh will miss this game after undergoing an emergency procedure to remove a tooth. The assumption is that this will be a one-game absence for Raleigh. In his absence, Seby Zavala will cover behind the plate and bat ninth versus right-hander Jon Gray.
Batting Order
1 | Josh Rojas |
2 | Julio Rodríguez |
3 | Jorge Polanco |
4 | Ty France |
5 | Mitch Garver |
6 | Luke Raley |
7 | Jonatan Clase |
8 | Seby Zavala |
9 | Leo Rivas |
Cal Raleigh Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
1 | Josh Rojas |
2 | Julio Rodríguez |
3 | Jorge Polanco |
4 | Ty France |
5 | Mitch Garver |
6 | Luke Raley |
7 | Jonatan Clase |
8 | Seby Zavala |
9 | Leo Rivas |
Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh delivered for fantasy managers again in the 2023 season. In his age-26 season, Raleigh slugged 30 home runs to go along with an increased .232 average (versus .211 in 2022). He ranked fourth among all MLB catchers in plate appearances with 569 and first in home runs. He walked a little more, struck out a little less but also struggled with a .645 OPS against left-handed pitching. Nonetheless, the switch-hitter's elite defense kept him in the lineup almost every day with designated hitter duties baked into his usage. Raleigh's 57 home runs over the past two seasons are 11 more than the second-ranked catcher, Salvador Perez. He is currently the sixth catcher being taken off the board around pick No. 135. Rotoballer ranks him at 139th overall but at the end of the day, prospective fantasy managers can bank on heavy usage and plenty of power from the 27-year-old who increased his counting stats across the board in 2023.