Caleb John Raleigh...resides in Cullowhee, N.C...graduated from Smoky Mountain (NC) High School in 2015...First-Team Louisville Slugger All-America in 2015...played three seasons at Florida State University (2016-18)...as a junior at FSU in 2018, was named First-Team All-ACC...in 2016, earned Freshman All-America from Baseball America, Louisville Slugger, National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and Perfect Game...in fall of 2019, returned to FSU to complete a degree in business entrepreneurship and graduated in December 2020...his father, Todd, served as the head baseball coach at Western Carolina University (2000-07) and the University of Tennessee (2008-11).
2023
Hit .232 (119x513) with 78 runs, 23 doubles, one triple, 30 home runs, 75 RBI and 54 walks, while reaching base at a .306 clip and slugging .456 with a .762 OPS...Became the 29th catcher in Major League history to record 30+ HR in a season, and the first since Salvador Perez-KC (48 in 2021) and Mike Zunino-TB (33 in 2021)...Led MLB catchers with 24 catcher caught stealing, ranking ahead of Shea Langeliers-OAK and Jonah Heim-TEX...Named a finalist for both the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger Awards, while becoming the first catcher in 30 years to lead the Majors in both home runs and catcher caught stealings...the last catcher to lead the big leagues in home runs as a catcher and catcher caught stealings in the same season was Hall of Famer Mike Piazza-LAD in 1993...Appeared in 128 games as catcher this season, most in American League and trailing only J.T. Realmuto-PHI (133 G) for most in MLB...Is the first catcher in Mariners history to record back-to-back 25 HR seasons, after hitting 28 in 2022...his 54 XBH and 30 HR were both franchise records by a catcher...Reached career-highs in nearly every offensive category including runs (78), hits (119), doubles (23), home runs (30), RBI (75), walks (54), average (.232), on-base percentage (.306) and total bases (234)...Recorded a career-high six RBI on August 21 at Chicago-AL, going 3-for-5 with three runs scored, one double and two home runs...recorded multiple RBI in 19 games, including five games with 3+ RBI and 3 games with 4+ RBI...Hit 20 homers from July 22 through the end of the season...overall, led MLB catchers with 30 HR in 2023...also recorded five multi-HR games...Led MLB catchers with 30 home runs, while ranking among Top 5 catching leaders in RBI, walks, slugging, OPS and total bases...his 57 home runs since the beginning of the 2022 season are most by any catcher in MLB...Hit safely in six straight games from July 22-29, tied for the longest hitting streak of his career (also: 6 G, Sept. 2-9, 2022)...Picked up his second-career walk-off hit on May 31 vs. New York-AL with a single to right field that scored José Caballero from second base...his only other career walk-off was his postseason drought-breaking home run on Sept. 30, 2022 vs. Oakland.
2022
Hit .211 (78x370) with 46 runs, 20 doubles, one triple, 27 home runs, 63 RBI and one stolen base, getting on base at a .284 clip and slugging .489 (.774 OPS)...His 27 HR set Mariners record for most by a catcher, surpassing Mike Zunino (25 HR) in 2017...Was named both a Silver Slugger Award and Rawlings Gold Glove Award finalist...His 27 HR were most among Major League catchers...Seattle went 22-3 (.880) in regular season games that Raleigh homered in, top winning percentage in the Majors (min. 25 HR)...On Sept. 30 vs. OAK, hit a pinch-hit, walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth to clinch a postseason berth...was first pinch-hit, walk-off homer to send a team to the postseason in Major League history...One of four catchers age 25-or-younger to hit 25+ HR and produce 1.4+ defensive bWAR, joining Johnny Bench-CIN (5x), Carlton Fisk-BOS and Mike Piazza-LAD...Hit .292 (7x24) with five runs, three doubles, three home runs, seven RBI and a 1.112 OPS in 25 plate appearances as a substitute...on Sept. 24 at KC, became first Mariners player with a double and home run off the bench since Mike Cameron on Aug. 8, 2000...Optioned to Triple-A Tacoma on April 28...recalled from Tacoma on May 7 and spent the rest of the season on Major League active roster.
2021
Hit .180 (25x139) with 6 runs, 12 doubles, 2 home runs, 13 RBI and 7 walks in 47 games with the Mariners. ...Multi-Hit - Recorded six multi-hit games in 2021...4 of those 6 came in September. ...Count Them Off - Hit .286 when ahead in the count, versus .104 when behind in the count...hit .235 in even counts. ...Looney Platoons - Batted .233 (7x30) against lefties with three extra-base hits...batted .170 (18x106) with 11 extra-base hits against righties. ...Pumping out the 2 Baggers - 12 of his 25 MLB hits were doubles...Nine of them as a left handed batter, three as a right handed batter. ...Extra-Base Hit Machine - Recorded two games with multiple extra-base hits...9/11 vs. ARI (2 2B) and Sept. 23 at OAK (1 HR, 1 2B). ...HR #2 - 2nd career homer came on 9/23, also against Oakland...the 2-run shot cut the Oakland lead to one run in an eventual 6-5 Mariners win. ...Good Stretch - Batted .333 (6x18) with 2 2B, 1 HR and 7 RBI over 6 games from July 20-27. ...Big Hit - Ripped 3-run double during Mariners comeback win over Houston on July 26...3 RBIs are a career high...First HR - Hit his first career Major League home run on July 23, a 2-run homer in the 2nd inning that was estimated at 444 feet (Statcast)...ball was hit 113.1 MPH, the hardest-hit ball of his career. ...You Always Remember Your First - Recorded first career hit and RBI on July 20th at Colorado. ...MLB Debut - Made his MLB debut on July 11 vs. Los Angeles-AL, starting at catcher and going 0-for-4. ...Tacoma Time - Hit .324 (57x176) with 34 runs, 21 doubles, 1 triple, 9 home runs, 36 RBI, 3 stolen bases, 14 walks, a .377 on-base percentage and a .608 slugging percentage (.985 OPS) in 44 games with Triple-A Tacoma prior to his call-up.
2020
Named to the Mariners 60-man roster prior to the start of the 2020 season…spent season playing at the Mariners Alternate site in Tacoma...participated in Mariners Summer Camp, going 2-for-13 with 1 double and 3 walks.
2019
Earned Cal League Rookie of the Year and was named to the Cal League Mid-Season and Post-Season All-Star teams, despite appearing in only 82 games with High-A Modesto…among Cal League leaders, ranked 3rd in home runs (22), 9th in RBI (66) and T15th in extra-base hits (41), despite abbreviated stint in Modesto…participated in the Cal League Home Run Derby…split the season between High-A Modesto (April 4-July 15) and Double-A Arkansas (July 16-end of the season), batting .251 (114x455) with 64 runs, 25 doubles, 29 home runs, 82 RBI, 3 HBP, 47 walks and 4 stolen bases in 121 games… named Cal League Player of the Week in three consecutive weeks: June 24-30, July 1-7 and July 8-14; was the only player in the Cal League to earn the honor three times… recorded a career-high 5 RBI twice: May 12 vs. Lancaster and June 23 at Visalia…hit first career grand slam home run on June 23 at Visalia…overall, hit .228 (33x145) with 16 runs scored, 6 doubles, 7 home runs, 16 RBI and 14 walks in 39 games with the Travelers… following the season, named the No. 14 prospect in the Cal League by Baseball America.
