Scouting Report
Updated May 20, 2026
Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners catcher and 2025 AL MVP runner-up (60 HR, 125 RBI), has been placed on the 10-day injured list with a right oblique strain. The injury was initially sustained in early May and reaggravated on May 14 during a game in Houston. MRI scans show the injury is "similar or slightly improved" from previous imaging. The team is optimistic about recovery, planning a week-long shutdown followed by PRP injection treatment at the Mariners' facility in Peoria, Arizona. Raleigh will be re-evaluated week-to-week. This is his first IL stint in his six-year MLB career. The injury complicates recovery due to Raleigh being a switch-hitter.
Strengths
- + Team optimistic about recovery timeline - not expecting lengthy absence
- + MRI shows injury is similar or slightly improved from previous scans
- + No further damage sustained when injury was reaggravated
- + Receiving advanced treatment (PRP injection) at team facility
- + First IL stint in six-year career suggests overall durability
- + Proven elite performer - 60 HR and 125 RBI in 2025 season
Weaknesses
- - Oblique strain complicates recovery for switch-hitter
- - Already missed 3 games before IL placement due to soreness
- - Struggling significantly in 2026 - .161 BA in 41 games before injury
- - Had longest hitless streak in majors this season (43+ consecutive PA without hit)
- - Second-lowest batting average in majors among qualified hitters
- - Reaggravated injury suggests vulnerability to re-injury
Injury Status: IL-10
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Cal Stevenson is a center fielder for the Los Angeles Angels.
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