SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh was a late scratch from the lineup on Saturday.
He had been slated to bat second and start behind the plate against the Kansas City Royals, but the Mariners announced he would miss the game just over an hour before first pitch. The Mariners did not immediately announce why Raleigh was out.
Raleigh, who was the runner-up for AL MVP last season after hitting 60 homers and driving in 125 RBI, is hitting .186 with seven homers and 18 RBI through 33 games. After getting off to an extremely slow start at the plate, Raleigh has started to heat up, with five of his homers coming in the past 15 games.
In Raleigh’s absence, Mariners center fielder Julio Rodríguez will hit second with backup catcher Mitch Garver eighth.
In a separate move before the game, the Mariners placed infielder Will Wilson on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to Thursday, with a left thumb fracture and called up catcher Jhonny Pereda from Triple-A Tacoma.
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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh misses the throw at the plate and Kansas City Royals' Maikel Garcia (11) scores on an RBI single from Vinnie Pasquantino during the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, May 1, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle Mariners designated hitter Cal Raleigh hits a two-run home run against the Minnesota Twins during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Monday, April 27, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Matt Krohn)
Seattle Mariners designated hitter Cal Raleigh runs the bases after hitting a two-run home run against the Minnesota Twins during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Monday, April 27, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Matt Krohn)
DENVER (AP) — Atlanta Braves right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. left Saturday night's game against the Colorado Rockies in the second inning with left hamstring tightness.
With his team holding a 2-0 lead, Acuña was attempting to run out a ground ball before he pulled up about halfway down the base path and grabbed at his left hamstring.
He was examined by team medical personnel before walking gingerly off the field and back to the Atlanta dugout. There was no immediate update on his condition.
He was replaced by Eli White in right field.
Acuña had a leadoff single and scored the Braves’ first run on a two-run homer from Drake Baldwin to left field.
After a torn ACL he suffered in May 2024 limited him to a combined 144 games over the past two seasons, the 28-year-old Acuña has played in all of Atlanta’s 34 games this season.
The five-time All-Star and 2023 National League MVP is batting .252 this season with two home runs, nine RBIs, 17 runs and a team-high seven stolen bases.
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Atlanta Braves' Ronald Acuña Jr., center, is escorted off the field after being injured while running out a ground ball in the second inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Saturday, May 2, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
After he was inured while running out a ground ball, Atlanta Brave' Ronald Acuña Jr., right, confers with first base coach Antoan Richardson (86), a trainer, second from left, and manager Walt Weiss, left, in the second inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Saturday, May 2, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Atlanta Braves' Ronald Acuña Jr., center left, walks gingerly after being injured while running out a groundout as first base umpire Bill Miller, center right, looks on in the second inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Saturday, May 2, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
