A Season of Struggles: Cal Raleigh's Honest Assessment Cal Raleigh, catcher for the Seattle Mariners, has been struggling to find his footing this year.
Despite finishing second in the American League MVP race last season, he's currently hitting . 159 with 12 home runs and 43 RBIs. His stats are a far cry from his performance at the same point last year, when he hit .
271 with 35 homers and 74 RBIs. Raleigh took responsibility for his team's woes after their fifth consecutive loss to the New York Yankees. "I'm awful right now," he said, acknowledging that he needs to do better.