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Raleigh

Raleigh drew within a homer of Aaron Judge for the MLB lead with his 13th homer of the season; a two-run shot off Tim Hill. He’s also driven in 27 runs, putting him on pace for his second straight 100-RBI campaign. Raleigh strikes out too much to ever hit for a high average, but this kind of power production is well worth the hit in that category.

Raleigh entered to pinch hit for Mitch Garver with the bases loaded in the ninth trailing by one run. He came through with a line drive base hit to bring home two runs and give the Mariners the lead. The 28-year-old backstop has been among the top fantasy performers at the position, slashing .246/.364/.577 with 12 homers, 25 RBI and four steals across 154 plate appearances.

It’s a rare day off for Raleigh with Randy Arozarena (hamstring) getting a turn at DH and Mitch Garver handling the catching duties.

One of those homers was a grand slam of Jack Leiter. The other was a solo blast for Raleigh that gives him 12 homers on the season and 23 RBI over 31 games. The man they call Big Dumper will have some lows because of his swing-and-miss issues, but the power is obviously very legit.

The 28-year-old slugger did his damage during the first inning of this one, crushing a Max Meyer first-pitch fastball for a 368-foot (101.2 mph EV) solo shot. The Big Dumper now leads the league with his 10 long balls and it’s the first time in his career that he has hit 10 or more homers in a single month. On the season, he’s slashing .229/.333/.560 to go along with the aforementioned 10 dingers, 17 RBI and three stolen bases.

Raleigh now leads the league with nine home runs. The 28-year-old catcher belted 34 home runs last year and has started this year on an even better pace. Raleigh is a career .219 hitter, who hit .220 last year and is hitting .233 so far this year. While his average is subpar, his .233/.333/.593 slash line this year is outstanding. Raleigh has never had an OPS above .800 in a single-season, but he’s in position to change that this year.

No homers, but a strong game nevertheless. It’s the second time in his career that Raleigh has reached base safely five times. The other occasion was on Apr. 20 of last season, when he went 4-for-4 with a homer and a walk at Coors Field. Raleigh’s OBP currently stands at .340, which would be a major improvement over his career mark of .296.

Raleigh remains scorching hot, and his homer made it a one-run game in the ninth inning off Emilio Pagan. The 28-year-old backstop has homered eight times in 2025, and six of those have come in the last six games. Raleigh will at times frustrate because of his strikeouts, but he’s as good of source of power behind the plate — if not better — as anyone.

Raleigh’s second homer of the night was the 100th of his career and it was the fourth time he’s homered from both sides of the plate in the same game. It’s always amazing to remember that on top of how incredible he is behind the plate and how productive he is as a hitter, he is also a switch-hitter. The notorious ‘Big Dumper’ has come out of the gate hot this season too. These homers tied him with Aaron Judge for second most in the league at seven and his two stolen bases have been a welcome surprise. He’s one of the best catchers in baseball.

The Mariners are at their best when Raleigh is crushing baseballs and he certainly did that throughout the weekend. He did his damage in the opening inning of this one, clobbering a Nathan Eovaldi splitter for a 351-foot (99.2 mph EV) two-run shot that provided all the run support that Logan Gilbert and company would require. He finished the afternoon 1-for-3 and is now hitting .220/.324/.525 with five homers, eight RBI and a pair of stolen bases on the young season.