- Cal Raleigh blasted 60 homers in 2025 — a single-season record for catchers and switch-hitters, and the most ever by a Mariner.
- In 2026 he plunged from a 168 OPS+ to 65 (the biggest single-season drop on record, min. 300 PA), with oblique trouble, a poor World Baseball Classic showing, and unclear causes (injury, mechanics or bad luck).
- Historical comparisons are mixed — some stars bounced back (Yelich, Campanella’s comeback after injury) while others didn’t — so Raleigh’s offseason and potential rebound are a compelling storyline.
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