While the Mariners are trying to reach the postseason for a second straight season, catcher Cal Raleigh is off to a slow start. Through five games, the 2025 All-Star and Silver Slugger has slashed .176/.

SEATTLE — Mariners fans booed Yankees captain Aaron Judge more than usual on Monday night. You can’t blame them: They’re still not over how the 2025 American League MVP vote turned out.

Of course, it comes off a season where the M's advanced further than they ever had in franchise history, so there's naturally a heightened anticipation ahead of that. And of course, Cal Raleigh is coming off the best season ever for a catcher in the history in baseball.

Still, the decision came back to cost the Yanks as the slumping backstop laced a walk-off single on the fourth pitch he saw to give the Mariners the series-opening win. Asked about it postgame, Boone said via YES Network that he never considered issuing the intentional walk.

It was never going to be a full off-day for Cal Raleigh. Mired in a mini-slump to begin the regular season, the Mariners’ all-world catcher was out of Seattle’s starting lineup on Monday night against