Raleigh Out, Rodriguez Moves Up: Mariners Lineup Shuffle

0:00It's May 3rd, I'm Cory with the story. This is MLB News Today, driven by AI and built for baseball fans. Mariners fans got a surprise today when Ketcher Cal Raleigh got scratched from the lineup just over an hour before first pitch against the Kansas City. Royals on Saturday, he was set to bat second and handle catching duties, but the team held off on giving a reason why he's out. Raleigh had a monster year last season as runner-up for American League most valuable player, with 60 home runs and 125 runs, batted in. This season he's batting 186 with 7 homers and 18 RBIs over 33 games, but he's heating up lately with 5 of those. Bombs in his last 15 games. Without him, center-fielder Julio Rodriguez slides into the second spot in the order, while back-up Ketcher Mitch Garver takes over behind the plate. Batting 8th. It's a quick shuffle to keep things rolling. In other roster news, the Mariners put in-fielder Will Wilson on the 10-day injured list retroactive

1:02to Thursday with a fractured left thumb and day. Called up Ketcher Johnny Parader from Triple A Tacoma to help fill the gap. These moves show Seattle staying flexible early in the season, so keep an eye on how the lineup gels without their star backstop for now.