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My Take
Cal Raleigh is the rare modern star I would build a franchise around. Catching is baseball's most thankless job—your knees pay the bill and your bat is supposed to be a bonus—yet Raleigh switch-hits for serious power while winning Gold Glove hardware behind the plate. That combination is nearly extinct. What seals it for me is the temperament: a kid from small-town North Carolina who carries himself like the job matters more than the spotlight. Seattle fans adore him for good reason, and even his nickname radiates affection. If I had to pick one player who defines blue-collar excellence in today's MLB, it would be him.
Overview
Caleb John Raleigh (born November 26, 1996), nicknamed "Big Dumper", is an American professional baseball catcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). Raleigh is widely regarded as one of MLB's elite power hitters, all-around catchers, and switch hitters. In 2024, Raleigh won an American League (AL) Gold Glove Award and the Platinum Glove Award, given to the best defensive player in the league.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Cal Raleigh
- Name (Japanese)
- カル・ローリー
- Reading
- かる・ろーりー
- Born
- November 26, 1996 (age 29)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Sagittarius / Rat
- Origin
- Cullowhee, North Carolina, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Smoky Mountain High School
- University
- Florida State University
Awards & achievements
- 2024 Rawlings Gold Glove Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.