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# WATCH: What Has Gone Wrong for Mariners’ Cal Raleigh During Dreadful First Half?
- URL: https://www.emeraldcityspectrum.com/seattle-mariners-cal-raleigh-dreadful-first-half/
- Published: 2026-07-17T06:12:32.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-17T06:12:32.000Z
- Author: Corbin Smith
- Tags: Analysis, Video, Mariners, Cal Raleigh

After smashing 60 home runs in 2025, Cal Raleigh has endured a brutal follow-up season thus far, battling injuries and sporting an ugly .169 batting average heading into the All-Star break. What has led to such a massive drop off from a historically great campaign?

Emerald City Spectrum writer Nick Lee dissects Raleigh's dismal first half by the numbers, analyzes what has gone so wrong for the slugger so far, and breaks down what the “Big Dumper” can do to right the ship as the Mariners try to get back on track and vie for another AL West title in the final three months of the regular season.