Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh is once again battling a frustrating slump, and it's a familiar sight for fans who watched him struggle out of the gate this season. After briefly rediscovering his home run swing, the powerful backstop has hit another rough patch that's raising eyebrows across the baseball world.

Raleigh is currently mired in a staggering 0-for-21 stretch at the plate, with 11 strikeouts mixed in. The numbers are so stark that they prompted a social media post calling it "the single worst 21 AB stretch I’ve ever seen." It's the kind of drought where even the biggest bat in the rack seems useless against making solid contact.

This slump mirrors his early-season struggles, when Raleigh looked lost before eventually finding his rhythm. Now, he'll need to diagnose his issues all over again to climb out of this hole. For a player who launched 60 home runs in 2025—a historic achievement on multiple levels—the regression was almost inevitable. But the severity of this downturn has been jarring.

It's a frustrating season for both Raleigh and Mariners fans. While some regression was expected after such a monumental campaign, this level of struggle wasn't a given. For Seattle to reach their full potential as a team, Raleigh must find his way back to a productive place in the batter's box. The talent is there—it's just a matter of unlocking it once more.