Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh will get the day off in Wednesday's series finale against the visiting Milwaukee Brewers at T-Mobile Park. Mitch Garver will do the catching for right-hander Luis Castillo and will hit sixth against Brewers right-hander Quinn Priester. This will be Raleigh's second day off since June 9. The 28-year-old is having a season for the ages and hit his 39th home run of the year in Tuesday's 1-0 victory over Milwaukee. Not only is the switch-hitting catcher by far and away the most valuable fantasy backstop in 2025, but he's one of the best overall hitters as well. In addition to his career-high 39 long balls, Raleigh has contributed 84 RBI, 68 runs scored, 11 stolen bases and a .256/.370/.619 slash line with an elite .988 OPS in 367 at-bats. His 39 homers and 84 RBI lead all of baseball. Garver is hitting .228 on the year with six homers in 158 at-bats.

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh continued his elite power surge on Monday, taking home the trophy in the T-Mobile Home Run Derby in Atlanta. With his dad as the pitcher and his younger brother as the catcher, Raleigh became the first catcher and switch-hitter to win the Derby. The 28-year-old barely made it out of the first round, tying with Brent Rooker for the fourth spot with 17 HR but advancing due to his longest homer being one inch farther than Rooker's. He then defeated Oneil Cruz in the semifinals with 13 HR, and bested Junior Caminero in the finals with 18 HR. It seems fitting that Raleigh would win, as he is having a career season and leads baseball with 38 HR. He will head into the second half with a .259/.376/.634 slash line, 65 runs scored, 82 RBI, and 10 stolen bases in 417 plate appearances.

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh continued his monster season in his team's 12-3 win on Friday night over the Detroit Tigers. Raleigh went two-for-five with a pair of home runs and five RBI. The switch-hitter has been by far the best catcher in baseball this season, slashing .264/.377/.645 with 38 home runs, 81 RBI, 65 runs scored, and nine stolen bases. Raleigh's 38 homers are the second-most of any player before the All-Star break, trailing only Barry Bonds (39 in 2001). The 28-year-old has been MLB's premier power bat in 2025, upping both his barrel rate (19.8%) and hard-hit rate (48.9%) to career-highs while dropping his strikeout rate to a career-low 25.2%.

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh continued his torrid power run in Tuesday's 10-3 loss to the Yankees. Raleigh went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk. The 28-year-old clobbered an eighth-inning Geoff Hartlieb pitch into the second deck of right field for his 36th long ball of the season. With the blast, Raleigh passed Ken Griffey Jr. as the franchise record holder for the most HR before the All-Star break. Raleigh has been one of fantasy's top hitters in the first half, slashing .268/.383/.646 with 76 RBI and nine stolen bases in 392 plate appearances. He now leads baseball in HR and is second in RBI, while also leading his position in stolen bases.

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh's scintillating first half of the season continued in a 6-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday. Raleigh led the Mariners' offensive charge with two home runs, giving him a league-leading 35, and drove in three during a 2-for-4 afternoon. The All-Star slugger has already set a new career high in homers, surpassing last season's 34, while slashing .271/.379/.648 with 74 RBI, 62 runs, and nine steals in 380 plate appearances. Raleigh remains on track to become the first catcher in major league history to reach the 50-HR mark in a season.

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh is out of the starting lineup for Wednesday's contest against the visiting Kansas City Royals. Mitch Garver is behind the plate and will catch right-hander Logan Gilbert while hitting sixth against Royals left-hander Noah Cameron. Raleigh is receiving just his third day off of the season. In all fairness, it's been hard for the M's to sit him down with how dominant he's been on offense in 2025. The 28-year-old switch-hitting catcher has been one of the best players in all of baseball this year and comes into Wednesday's action leading the league with 33 home runs and 71 RBI in 84 games. He's also added a superb .272/.383/.641 slash line, 1.024 OPS, 60 runs scored and nine stolen bases in 371 plate appearances. Even with some regression due in the second half, Raleigh is going to easily finish with a career year in 2025.

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh announced on Friday that he will compete in this year's All-Star Home Run Derby on July 14 at Truist Park in Atlanta, according to MLB.com's Daniel Kramer. Raleigh, who great up 150 miles away in North Carolina, will be hoping to become the only catcher ever to win a Home Run derby. He might switch hit during the event, which would make him just the second player to do so after Baltimore catcher Adley Rutschman did it in 2023. Raleigh will be the eighth Mariners player to participate in the derby, with only Ken Griffey Jr. winning it (three times). Raleigh, 28, is by far and away the best fantasy catcher in 2025 and currently leads baseball with 32 home runs while also hitting .275 (81-for-295) with 69 RBI, 58 runs scored and nine stolen bases in a true breakout season. He has already set a record for most homers by a catcher and switch-hitter before the All-Star break.

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh continued his career season in Monday's 11-2 win over the Twins. Raleigh went 2-for-5 with a single, a two-run home run, and a strikeout. The 28-year-old launched a ninth-inning Joey Wentz off-speed pitch into the left-field seats to cap off a huge offensive night for the M's. Raleigh has now homered in four consecutive games and has six HR in his last six games. He leads the majors in homers with 32 to go with a .278/.383/.665slash line, 68 RBI, and nine stolen bases in 334 plate appearances. He has been the clear top catcher for fantasy and has been one of fantasy's best offensive players overall.

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh has been unbelievable during this series against the Chicago Cubs. Raleigh got the fun started off early with a two-run home run off right-hander Colin Rea in the first inning. This marks Raleigh's 31st home run of the season, which leads all of baseball right now. The switch-hitting slugger smacked four homers during this three-game series in Chicago. He finished this game 2-for-3 with one homer, two RBI, two walks, and three runs scored in the win. At this point, Raleigh might be a real threat to Aaron Judge's 66-home run record.

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh continued his power hitting ways during Saturday's game against the Chicago Cubs. Surprisingly, Raleigh was held in check until he blasted a solo home run off right-hander Daniel Palencia in the ninth inning. He would finish this game 1-for-5 with a solo homer and one RBI in the loss. Raleigh has now homered three times over his last four games. He is the first player to reach 30 home runs this season, and we aren't even to the All-Star break yet. Raleigh is on pace to put up record setting numbers and we're just along for the ride.

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh continued his remarkable first half of the season in a 9-4 win over the Chicago Cubs on Friday. The switch-hitting Raleigh smashed two homers, drove in three runs, scored four times, and drew a walk in a 3-for-4 day. Having gone deep a league-leading 29 times this year, Raleigh now holds the record for most HRs by a catcher before the All-Star break. That honor previously belonged to the legendary Johnny Bench, who swatted 28 before the break in 1970. Raleigh still has 22 games left until the Midsummer Classic to continue building on his new record. In addition to his historic HR total, Raleigh is slashing a tremendous .273/.379/.646 with 63 RBI, 51 runs, and nine stolen bases. He has been a fantasy manager's dream this year.

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh had a huge game in an 8-0 win over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday. Raleigh went 3-for-4 with a homer, two runs, and six RBI to power his team to victory. The veteran catcher gave Seattle a 5-0 lead and broke the game wide open with a grand slam off Boston starter Walker Buehler in the second inning. Raleigh is posting an MVP-caliber first half of the season, hitting .266 with 27 homers, 47 runs, 60 RBI, and eight stolen bases across 263 at-bats. His 27 homers currently lead all of baseball. Raleigh is a no-brainer starting option in all fantasy leagues.

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh will head to the bench ahead of Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Angels. This is a well deserved rest day for Raleigh who is in the middle of a hot stretch at the plate. The switch-hitting catcher blasted two home runs during Friday's contest. In his absence, Mitch Garver will start behind the plate and bat cleanup versus left-hander Tyler Anderson. Garver does hit better versus left-handed pitching, but isn't someone worth rostering as a part-time player. Fantasy managers should adjust their lineups ahead of first pitch.

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh has been on another level lately with the bat. On Saturday, Raleigh opened the scoring with a three-run home run off right-hander Jack Kochanowicz in the first inning. His day wouldn't end there as Raleigh would go deep again in the ninth inning off right-hander Kenley Jansen. Raleigh is hitting 15-for-43 with nine home runs and 18 RBI over his last 11 games. The switch-hitting catcher now has a three-homer lead over Shohei Ohtani for the MLB lead.

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh hit a solo home run in a 2-1 win over the Twins on Sunday. It was his major league-leading 23rd homer of the season, which is unprecedented for a catcher. He recently became the first catcher in history to reach the 20-homer mark before the end of May, and there are no signs of him slowing down. The slugger has a 99th-percentile 23.9% barrel rate and is single-handedly putting a question to the narrative that Seattle is a pitcher-friendly venue. Raleigh is the clear number-one catcher in fantasy at this point and could find himself being drafted in the first two rounds in 2026 drafts.

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh continued his power surge at the plate during Saturday's game against the Minnesota Twins. Raleigh took what looked like an unhittable pitch and smacked it over the wall for a two-run home run off right-hander Bailey Ober in the fourth inning. He was quiet the rest of the game as Raleigh finished 1-for-4 with a homer, two RBI, and a walk in the win. Raleigh is slashing .264/.382/.630 with a league-leading 22 home runs on the season. The strikeouts numbers aren't good for Raleigh, but he's still one of the best fantasy players in baseball right now.

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh continued his monstrous season on Friday, going 2-for-4 with a pair of homers and five RBI in a 12-6 loss to the Minnesota Twins. Raleigh is having an unbelievable start to the season, putting up numbers rarely seen at the catcher position. The 28-year-old now has a .264 AVG and 1.004 OPS to go along with a whopping 21 homers, 37 runs scored, 42 RBI, and six steals to boot. Although his batting average might see some regression, it is clear that he is the best power-hitting backstop in the game. Raleigh is currently far and away the best catcher in fantasy, and he should remain one of the best options at the position all season.

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh continued to provide elite power in Tuesday's 9-1 win over the Nationals. Raleigh went 2-for-5 with a pair of solo home runs and two strikeouts. The 28-year-old launched a first-inning Mitchell Parker fastball into the left-field second deck, and he got Parker again into the left-field bullpen in the fifth inning. Raleigh is now second in baseball with 19 HR and has a career-best .258/.372/.603 slash line with 37 RBI and a surprising five stolen bases. Fantasy managers came into the season expecting top-tier power and decent counting stats from Raleigh, but they were also likely expecting a low batting average and minimal stolen bases. He has started the season on a fantasy All-Star pace and has been a five-category contributor.

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 5-3 win over the Astros. The blast was his 17th of the year and came on the first pitch he saw from Astros reliever Bryan Abreu, breaking a 3-3 tie and putting the Mariners up 5-3, which would go on to be the final score. It's the switch-hitter's third consecutive multi-hit game, pushing his season-long slash line to .258/.373/.593 with a .410 wOBA and 175 wRC+. Along with his 35 RBI, 33 runs scored, and five stolen bases, the 28-year-old is not only the highest-scoring catcher in fantasy by a mile, but the 6-foot-2 backstop is within the top 15 fantasy scorers in all of baseball, regardless of position. If you're looking for an angle for DFS, he's hitting for a much higher average against LHP (.242 vs. .293) and has a much higher ISO (.323 vs. .362) against them as well.

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh continued his impressive stretch of play during Saturday's game against the San Diego Padres. Raleigh was fairly quiet at the plate until hitting a go-ahead home run off left-hander Adrian Morejon in the seventh inning. He finished his day 1-for-2 with that solo homer and two walks in the win. Raleigh is putting together an impressive week at the plate. Over the last five games, Raleigh is 6-for-17 with three homers and six RBI. Raleigh is a great source of power with 15 homers on the season and plays excellent defense. He is someone that needs to be rostered and started in all fantasy formats.