Mariners Bench Star Catcher Cal Raleigh

0:00It's March 31st, Seattle Mariners news today starts now, AI-powered and game ready. I'm Cory with the story. The Seattle Mariners made a bold call, benching their star catcher, Cal Raleigh, for the series opener against the New York Yankees on Monday. Raleigh's been ice cold to open the season, going just two for 15 with 10 strikeouts in their first series, and he looks shaky too, at the world. Baseball Classic in March, zero for nine with five whiffs. Fans know that's not the real cow, coming off his monster 2025 campaign, where he crushed 60 home runs to lead the American League. He slugged his way to a 247 average, 359 on base, 589 slugging, posted 125 RBIs earned his. First silver slugger, started the All-Star game, and finished second in MVP voting. Expect Raleigh to heat up soon, breaking franchise catcher records and carrying Seattle deep into the playoffs, like he did to the ALCS last year.