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'Energetic' Raleigh set to return to M's Tuesday

ESPN · Jun 16, 2026, 2:08 AM

Key takeaways

  • Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh, on the injured list since May 14 with a right oblique strain, is slated to return to the lineup on Tuesday against the Baltimore Orioles.
  • Raleigh took his first swings off a tee back on May 29 at the team's spring training complex in Arizona on his road to recovery.
  • But taking a step back and understanding where I'm at, and understanding where the team is at, and watching from afar -- it's not what I wanted to do," he said.

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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh, on the injured list since May 14 with a right oblique strain, is slated to return to the lineup on Tuesday against the Baltimore Orioles.

In an interview with the Seattle Times on Monday, Raleigh, last year's American League MVP runner-up, addressed his time away from the club, saying he had a "very productive" month as he prepares to re-enter a lineup that is now in first place in the AL West.

Raleigh took his first swings off a tee back on May 29 at the team's spring training complex in Arizona on his road to recovery.

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