Cal Raleigh's clear desire to stay in Seattle for the long term fueled contract talks that eventually became a new six-year extension with the Mariners.

The Seattle Mariners have officially locked down their franchise catcher. One day after news broke the Mariners agreed to a six-year, $105 million contract with Cal Raleigh, the team made deal official with a news release sent out Wednesday.

He’s taken foul tips off his wrist, shoulder, thigh and the place where no man wants to be struck with a baseball without leaving the game. He spent the last six weeks of the 2022 season doing anything and everything that would allow him to play through the constant pain of torn ligaments in his left thumb.