Mariners Put Cal Raleigh on 10-Day IL With Oblique Strain, Recall Jhonny Pereda
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Updated · MLB Trade Rumors · May 14
Mariners Put Cal Raleigh on 10-Day IL With Oblique Strain, Recall Jhonny Pereda
11 articles · Updated · MLB Trade Rumors · May 14
Seattle placed catcher Cal Raleigh on the 10-day injured list with an oblique strain after he tried to play through the injury for more than two weeks; a fuller evaluation is due when the club returns home.
Raleigh’s first career IL stint follows a sharp slump — just 2 hits in his last 49 at-bats — that dragged his season line to .161/.243/.317.
Jhonny Pereda was recalled from Triple-A Tacoma to join Mitch Garver as Seattle’s catching tandem; Pereda was batting .321/.414/.417 in 100 Triple-A plate appearances.
The loss hits a Mariners team that is 21-23 but 17-13 over the past month, sitting two games behind the A’s in the AL West after Raleigh finished as the 2025 AL MVP runner-up with 60 homers.
Even a Grade 1 oblique strain can sideline a player for about a month, leaving no clear timetable for Raleigh’s return and raising the likelihood of an absence beyond the minimum 10 days.
Is Cal Raleigh's injury a blessing in disguise, offering a needed reset from his historic slump?
With their star catcher sidelined, can the Mariners survive with a struggling Mitch Garver now leading from behind the plate?