Cal Raleigh Extends Hitless Skid to 36 At-Bats as Average Falls to .157

5 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 12

Raleigh went 0-for-4 in Seattle’s 3-1 loss to Houston on Monday, stretching his hitless streak to 36 at-bats and leaving his last hit on April 27.
His slump has dragged his batting average to .157 and OPS to .559 after he had already opened the year at .205 with a .707 OPS through 30 games.
Fastballs have become a major problem: after batting .230 with a .594 slugging percentage against them in 2025, he is hitting .093 with a .222 slugging percentage this season and missing on 36.0% of them.
Underlying contact quality has also collapsed, with his hard-hit rate dropping from the 85th percentile last year to the 10th percentile, alongside weaker barrel and exit-velocity numbers.
Seattle is 20-22 and two games behind the Athletics in the AL West, with the Mariners’ outlook increasingly tied to whether last year’s 60-homer catcher can recover.

After a historic 60-homer season, is Cal Raleigh’s collapse the most dramatic decline in modern baseball history?

Is Raleigh's slump a fixable mental 'yip' or a sign that his MVP-caliber power was a fluke?

With elite bat speed intact, what is the 'brain-body misfire' causing his shocking inability to hit fastballs?