{"id":20737,"date":"2026-07-29T08:11:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T03:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=20737"},"modified":"2026-07-29T08:11:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T03:11:10","slug":"seattle-mariners-announce-cal-raleigh-decision-during-rangers-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=20737","title":{"rendered":"Seattle Mariners Announce Cal Raleigh Decision During Rangers Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The <a data-ylk=\"\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/teams\/seattle\/\" rel=\"\">Seattle Mariners<\/a> secured a 6-4 win over the <a data-ylk=\"\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/teams\/texas\/\" rel=\"\">Texas Rangers<\/a> on Sunday, but they have still lost two of three games in the series heading into Monday afternoon&#8217;s finale.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/11826\/\" rel=\"\">George Kirby<\/a> will take the mound for Seattle, while <a data-ylk=\"\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/60427\/\" rel=\"\">Kumar Rocker<\/a> gets the start for Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Mariners catcher <a data-ylk=\"\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/11531\/\" rel=\"\">Cal Raleigh<\/a> started the first three games of the series, but the team made a change ahead of Monday&#8217;s matchup.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading\">Mariners Announce Cal Raleigh News<\/h2>\n<p>Raleigh is 2-for-10 at the plate in the series, and the Mariners have decided to give him the day off Monday by removing him from the starting lineup and putting <a data-ylk=\"\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/10789\/\" rel=\"\">Mitch Garver<\/a> behind the plate.<\/p>\n<p>Raleigh has occasionally started at designated hitter, but the Mariners will instead place <a data-ylk=\"\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/11384\/\" rel=\"\">Julio Rodr\u00edguez<\/a> in that role Monday while batting him second in the lineup.<\/p>\n<p>The outfield will feature <a data-ylk=\"\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/60061\/\" rel=\"\">Dominic Canzone<\/a> in right field, <a data-ylk=\"\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/11348\/\" rel=\"\">Luke Raley<\/a> in center field, and <a data-ylk=\"\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/11104\/\" rel=\"\">Randy Arozarena<\/a> in left field.<\/p>\n<section class=\"consent\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"heading\">Raleigh&#8217;s 2026 Struggles<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s safe to say that after an historic 2025 season with the Mariners, Raleigh has not lived up to expectations this year, and sometimes that&#8217;s simply the harsh reality of baseball.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Last season, he finished runner-up in the American League MVP race while leading the league in home runs with 60 and RBIs with 125.<\/p>\n<p>He won the Home Run Derby, earned his first All-Star selection, and received the honor of representing Team USA in the World Baseball Classic this offseason. Some have speculated that the additional commitments may have played a role in his struggles by disrupting his usual offseason routine.<\/p>\n<p>However, Raleigh has not made any excuses for his disappointing season, which currently has him batting .165 with just 10 home runs and 35 RBIs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not one to make excuses,&#8221; <a data-ylk=\"slk:Raleigh said over the weekend.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Raleigh said over the weekend.&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SleeperMariners\/status\/2081376932227424735\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Raleigh said over the weekend.<\/a> &#8220;I don&#8217;t regret going to play for Team USA\u2026 I would still do it over again just because you don&#8217;t get that opportunity every day. At the end of the day, was it harder to get at-bats? Yes. Did it maybe throw my timing off a little? Maybe. But I&#8217;m not here to speculate and make excuses.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Like HEAVY&#8217;s content?<\/strong> <a data-ylk=\"slk:Be sure to follow us;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Be sure to follow us&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/community\/channel\/vid-jm35dnfqy2j86fvwygbedg6e9e04h802a9d23fia8x539qhjuafa?ocid=windirect&amp;cvid=1910f68452b0445da628a95ff9d1a21d&amp;ei=9\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Be sure to follow us<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This article was originally published on <a data-ylk=\"slk:HEAVY;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;HEAVY&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/seattle-mariners\/seattle-mariners-announce-cal-raleigh-decision-during-rangers-series\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">HEAVY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The post <a data-ylk=\"slk:Seattle Mariners Announce Cal Raleigh Decision During Rangers Series;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Seattle Mariners Announce Cal Raleigh Decision During Rangers Series&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/mlb\/seattle-mariners\/seattle-mariners-announce-cal-raleigh-decision-during-rangers-series\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Seattle Mariners Announce Cal Raleigh Decision During Rangers Series<\/a> appeared first on <a data-ylk=\"slk:HEAVY;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;HEAVY&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">HEAVY<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Seattle Mariners secured a 6-4 win over the Texas Rangers on Sunday, but they have still lost two of three games in the series heading into Monday afternoon&#8217;s finale. 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