The Mariners open a six-game homestand on Tuesday, and two key names will return from the 10-day injured list. Manager Dan Wilson told the Seattle Times’ Adam Jude and other reporters that he is a catcher Raleigh it should be tuned depending on how Raleigh feels after pitching today in the fifth game of his minor league rehab assignment. JP Crawford and is waiting to be activated after a minimum of 10 days due to the injured hand.
Assuming Raleigh is good to go, he’ll mark about a month since the oblique slugger sent IL back on May 14. Raleigh tried to play through some discomfort for a few weeks before going on the injured list, which partially explains his previous poor numbers. After a 60-homer season in 2025 that nearly earned him AL MVP honors, Raleigh was hitting just .161/.243/.317 with seven home runs over his first 181 plate appearances of the 2026 campaign.
As Jude noted, the Mariners have actually continued to push Raleigh aside, and the M’s have now reached a 37-36 record that puts them atop the inconsistent AL West. If the IL stint serves as a reset for Raleigh’s season, the Mariners will only benefit from having an in-form slugger at the heart of their lineup.
Crawford rebounded from a slow start to become one of Seattle’s hottest bats in the month leading up to his hand injury, which he suffered after a hit. Framber Valdez pitch on June 5. The IL position also delayed plans to move Crawford from the third position to a seat. Colt Emerson at shortstop, and Crawford has been working hard at the hot corner during his rehabilitation process. Jude wrote that Crawford played exclusively as a third baseman during pregame drills three days ago, so Tuesday would mark Crawford’s first MLB game at third base since 2018.
Randy Arozarena is another player to watch on Tuesday, as the outfielder has not played since leaving Friday morning’s game with a strained left hamstring. The injury is not considered serious, so between Arozarena’s rest weekend and Seattle’s off day on Monday, the hope is that he will be fully recovered by the start of the Guardian series.
Amidst all the good health news, however, there were some injuries that came out of Sunday’s 10-1 loss to the Nationals. Josh Naylor left the game in the sixth inning after fouling the ball on his right shin, along with the shortstop Andres Munoz left in the eighth inning due to back tightness.
Both injuries may not be worse than they first appear. Wilson told the media that x-rays were negative on Naylor’s shin, and his first lieutenant told Jude and company that “doing everything right.” Likewise, Munoz told MLB.com’s Daniel Kramer and other reporters that his backstory is “we have nothing to worry about,” and Wilson described Munoz’s condition as day-to-day.
Munoz normally wouldn’t have been called up for maintenance work on a blowout, but the closer hasn’t been around since April 8 and today marked only Munoz’s fourth outing in June. The lack of use has had more to do with game conditions, though Munoz’s often elite form has waned. A big increase in strikeout numbers and a spike in homers have led to a 5.92 ERA over 24 1/3 innings for Munoz, though his strikeout rate is still high and he’s posting his lowest walk rate since 2022.
