Who will start in place of Cal Raleigh? Mariners to turn to award winning catcher

TL;DR

Cal Raleigh, the Seattle Mariners' catcher, has been placed on the injured list due to a right oblique strain. The team will rely on an award-winning catcher to fill his position during his absence.

Key points

Cal Raleigh is on the injured list.
Raleigh has a right oblique strain.
The Mariners will use an award-winning catcher as a replacement.
Raleigh hit 60 home runs last season.

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The Seattle Mariners got some terrible news on Thursday morning when it was revealed that Cal Raleigh, their superstar catcher who hit 60 home runs last season, is landing on the injured list.

After an 0-for-38 streak was snapped on Tuesday night, Raleigh tweaked something in his side, and as Adam Jude of The Seattle Times reports, Raleigh was placed on the IL with a right oblique strain.

Now, with Raleigh out for some time, who will the Mariners turn to as their new starting catcher? Fortunately, Seattle has an award-winning catcher already ready to start for Seattle with Raleigh out.

Mariners have an award-winning replacement for Cal Raleigh

Seattle is going to turn to Mitch Garver, a 35-year-old veteran catcher who previously won a World Series with the Texas Rangers and was also a Silver Slugger back in 2019 with the .