Mariners’ Cal Raleigh lands cover for a baseball video game

“The Big Dumper” is gracing the cover of a new baseball video game.

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh has been announced as the cover athlete for Baseball Hits 26, a free game from Ares Interactive that will be available this year on mobile devices.

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“Having the opportunity to partner with Ares Interactive as the cover athlete for Baseball Hits 26 is a highlight,” Raleigh said in a press release. “The game is going to be perfect for road trips when I’ve got some downtime and just want to have a little fun.”

For a closer look at Baseball Hits 26, watch the trailer below or click here for the full press release.

Raleigh is the second player on the current Mariners roster to grace the cover of a mobile baseball video game after Julio Rodríguez was the cover athlete for EA Sports MLB Tap Sports Baseball 2023. Baseball Hits 26 is a bit of a spiritual successor to the MLB Tap Sports franchise, as it is produced by 7th Inning, a new studio founded by Ares Interactive that includes former developers of MLB Tap Sports in “key development roles.”

Raleigh is coming off an incredible 2025 season where he hit 61 home runs, setting new records for most homers in a single season for both a catcher and a Mariners player. So it’s no surprise that he’s found his way onto a video game cover this year.

A 2025 All-Star and the 2024 Platinum Glove winner as the best defender regardless of position in the American League, the switch-hitting Raleigh is already getting to work at Mariners spring training in Arizona. He is set for a busy buildup to the MLB season as he will play catcher for Team USA in the upcoming World Baseball Classic that begins play in early March.

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