Back from injury, will Cal Raleigh raise his batting ave from .165 to .200+ by 7/4? Dig Deeper for hint.
77% of users predicted NO — the community got this one right. 43 predictions cast.
Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh did not raise his batting average to .200 by July 4, 2026, remaining in the .164-.167 range as of the deadline.
Raleigh went on the injured list on May 14, 2026, with a right oblique strain, the first IL stint of his career, while hitting around .161 through 41 games. During a rehab assignment split between High-A Everett and Triple-A Tacoma, he hit .412 with five home runs over five games. He was reinstated on June 16 and delivered a two-run single in a win over Baltimore in his first game back.
The hot rehab stretch did not carry into the regular season, however. Through roughly 48 games into July, Raleigh's season average remained essentially unchanged from his pre-injury level, well short of the .200 threshold.
The community correctly anticipated this outcome: only 23 percent predicted he would reach .200, and the market resolved no.