Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Cal Raleigh was born November 26, 1996, in Cullowhee, North Carolina. He is a catcher in the MLB.

On July 11, 2021, Raleigh was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time. He made his MLB debut on July 11, starting at catcher in a game against the Los Angeles Angels. Raleigh recorded his first career hits and RBIs on July 20 in a win against the Colorado Rockies. On July 23, Raleigh hit his first career home run, a two-run shot off Oakland Athletics starter Frankie Montas.

Raleigh began the 2022 season on the major league roster but remained with Tacoma. He then returned to the Mariners on May 7 to replace injured catcher Tom Murphy and became a major offensive talent to help the team to seven wins in ten games by June. On September 30, Raleigh hit a pinch-hit, walk-off home run against the Oakland Athletics to clinch the Mariners' first playoff trip since their 2001 season, ending the longest active playoff drought amongst the four major North American sports leagues. Raleigh had 27 home runs by the end of the season, leading all catchers in MLB and setting a new Mariners record.