Cal Raleigh's 2026 Collapse Is Historic Despite Recent HR Surge
After hitting 60 HRs in 2025, Raleigh has cratered well below projections in 2026, though a two-game hot streak offers a rare bright spot.
Cal Raleigh hit three home runs Monday and four over two games against the Phillies, but those performances are outliers in a dismal 2026 season. ZiPS projected a 131 wRC+ for Raleigh this year — already a 30-point regression from his 161 wRC+ in 2025 — but he has fallen 44 points short of even that reduced expectation. The Mariners remain below .500 but are still in playoff contention due to a weak division. Raleigh's decline is described as one of the most dramatic single-season collapses relative to prior performance in recent memory.
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