Cal Raleigh delivers Mariners’ first walkoff win of ’26

Cal Raleigh was given most of the night off by the Seattle Mariners on Monday.

That didn’t stop him from delivering the team’s first walkoff win of the year.

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Raleigh, who entered the game in the seventh inning as a pinch-hitter in the Mariners’ designated hitter position, came up again in the ninth with runners on the corners and one out, looking to break a 1-1 tie in Seattle’s series opener against the Yankees.

While Raleigh has scuffled in the early days of the season, he snapped out of it by ripping a shot down the right field line, letting Leo Rivas waltz home for the winning run.

DUMPER GETS IT DONE. #TridentsUp pic.twitter.com/eCQFLe4RFR

— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) March 31, 2026

The victory makes the Mariners 3-2 on the year after they split their opening four-game series with Cleveland.

Recap: Cal, Mariners walk it off to hand Yankees their first loss

Rivas led off the inning with a single, then advanced to third when Brendan Donovan singled himself with one out.

The game-winner was just the third hit in 17 at-bats so far for Raleigh, who wasn’t in the starting lineup Monday after catching every game of the Cleveland series, but don’t worry too much. He was just 2 for 17 in his first five games of last year, and we all know how that season ended working out for him.

Catch Game 2 of the Mariners-Yankees series at 6:40 p.m. Thursday, with radio coverage on Seattle Sports beginning at 5:30 p.m. with the pregame show.

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