Cal Raleigh's 60-Homer Power Returns, Seattle Takes Down Baltimore, But There's a Gut Punch

Alright, Emerald City, can we talk about an absolute roller coaster of a day for our Mariners? We just got the BIGGEST news with Cal Raleigh, our MVP runner-up who CRUSHED 60 dingers last season, officially BACK in the lineup and behind the plate! And get this, the squad went out and BEAT the Baltimore Orioles 3-1! We needed that W bad! But before you start doing the wave in your living room, there's a serious wrench thrown into the works, because Randy Arozarena just landed on the 10-day injured list. It's a classic Seattle sports day: pure elation mixed with that familiar, nagging worry.

Big Dumper and J.P. Are BACK, Baby!

Can we get a huge Lumen Field roar for Cal Raleigh?! Our dude has been missed since May 14 with a right oblique strain, his first ever IL stint, and it felt like ages. But he's back, and man, did he put in work on his rehab. He absolutely went off, hitting .412 with five homers and 12 RBIs in just five games across High-A Everett and Triple-A Tacoma. That's the Cal we know and love! He told us he was "just really just excited to get back," and that he "missed it a lot." You can tell he's fired up to be "back with the guys, and get back in the thick of it." And wait, there's more good news! Our veteran shortstop J.P. Crawford is also back in action. He'd been out since June 5 after taking a pitch to the hand. Now, get this, he was instantly plugged in as the starting third baseman for the first time all season. Why? Because we're letting rookie Colt Emerson keep doing his thing at shortstop, which is pretty cool. Manager Dan Wilson sum

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med it up perfectly, saying "Getting Cal back is huge," and that having him and J.P. "active and ready to go is a huge lift." He's right, we were all excited to be back home and play in front of the T-Mobile Park faithful. The team went 15-13 without Raleigh, still leading the AL West, but we finished that last 10-game trip through Detroit, Baltimore, and Washington at 4-6. We needed this energy boost!

Arozarena Hits the IL, And What It Means For Our Bench

Alright, deep breaths, 12s. The flip side of all this good news is Randy Arozarena. Our guy has been placed on the 10-day IL with a left hamstring strain, retroactive to Saturday. He hasn't played since last Friday's 10-2 win over the Nationals. An MRI on Tuesday showed mild inflammation, which sounds like bad news after GM Justin Hollander said they "had hoped to go day to day." Hollander even admitted that the initial medical opinions had Randy "trending in the right direction" and he was a "real possibility to be available tomorrow." That MRI definitely "cast a little doubt." This is tough, especially since Luke Raley and Josh Naylor are already dealing with minor day-to-day health issues. Hollander said they "can't play three people short for any length of time," and the team was risking playing with an "almost empty bench" tonight if they didn't make a move. The silver lining? Hollander doesn't "anticipate a stay on the IL longer than the minimum." To fill the spot, the Mariners selected the contract of outfielder Curtis Washington Jr. Look, we got the win tonight, 3-1 over the Orioles. Now we need to keep that momentum going and hopefully get Randy back sooner rather than later. Keep grinding, M's!

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