Cal Raleigh

Seattle Mariners, Catcher
Age: 29y-3m-10d (Nov 26, 1996)
Exp: 4.085 Years
Country: US
College: Florida State
Drafted: Round 3 (#90 overall), 2018
Agent(s): Excel Sports Management
2026 Payroll Salary

$12,666,666

2026 Cash

$11,000,000

Career Earnings

$21,077,711

2025-2030 Arbitration Extension (CURRENT)

Cal Raleigh signed a 6 year, $105,000,000 contract with the Seattle Mariners, including $10,000,000 signing bonus, $105,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $17,500,000. In 2026, Raleigh will earn a base salary of $11,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $12,666,666.
Contract Terms:
6 yr(s) / $105,000,000
Average Salary:
$17,500,000
Signing Bonus:
$10,000,000
Free Agent:
2031 / UFA
YOS @ Signing:
3.085
Year Age YOS Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2025 28 3.085
ARB 1
 $2,666,666 $17,500,000 7.26% $11,000,000 $11,000,000
2026 29 4.085
ARB 2
 $12,666,666 $17,500,000 7.17% $11,000,000 $22,000,000
2027 30 4.085
ARB 3
 $13,666,666 $17,500,000 7.09% $12,000,000 $34,000,000
2028 31 4.085 $24,666,666 $17,500,000 7.00% $23,000,000 $57,000,000
2029 32 4.085 $24,666,666 $17,500,000 6.92% $23,000,000 $80,000,000
2030 33 4.085 $24,666,668 $17,500,000 6.84% $23,000,000 $103,000,000
2031 34 4.085
conditional-mutual
 $20,000,000 $17,500,000 - $2,000,000 $105,000,000
2031 35 -
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Signing Proration Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2025 28 3.085
ARB 1
 $1,000,000 $1,666,667 - - $2,666,666 $17,500,000
2026 29 4.085
ARB 2
 $11,000,000 $1,666,667 - - $12,666,666 $17,500,000
2027 30 -
ARB 3
 $12,000,000 $1,666,667 - - $13,666,666 $17,500,000
2028 31 - $23,000,000 $1,666,667 - - $24,666,666 $17,500,000
2029 32 - $23,000,000 $1,666,667 - - $24,666,666 $17,500,000
2030 33 - $23,000,000 $1,666,668 - - $24,666,668 $17,500,000
2031 34 -
conditional-mutual
 $20,000,000 - - - $20,000,000 $17,500,000
2031 35 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Signing Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2025 28
ARB 1
 $1,000,000 $10,000,000 $11,000,000 $11,000,000 $105,000,000 $11,000,000 $17,500,000
2026 29
ARB 2
 $11,000,000 - $11,000,000 $22,000,000 $94,000,000 $11,000,000 $18,800,000
2027 30
ARB 3
 $12,000,000 - $12,000,000 $34,000,000 $83,000,000 $11,333,333 $20,750,000
2028 31 $23,000,000 - $23,000,000 $57,000,000 $71,000,000 $14,250,000 $23,666,667
2029 32 $23,000,000 - $23,000,000 $80,000,000 $48,000,000 $16,000,000 $24,000,000
2030 33 $23,000,000 - $23,000,000 $103,000,000 $25,000,000 $17,166,667 $25,000,000
2031 34
conditional-mutual
 $2,000,000 - $2,000,000 $105,000,000 $2,000,000 $15,000,000 -
Contract Notes
  • 2031 Vesting Option includes a $2M buyout
  • 2031 option guaranteed with 100 games caught in 4 of 6 seasons from 2025 to 2030
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2025-2025 Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $5,600,000
Average Salary:
$5,600,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
YOS @ Signing:
3.085
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2024-2024 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $795,000
Average Salary:
$795,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
2.085
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2023-2023 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $758,300
Average Salary:
$758,300
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
1.085
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2022-2022 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $702,900
Average Salary:
$702,900
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0.085
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2021-2021 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $570,500
Average Salary:
$570,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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2018-2018 Signing Bonus

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $854,000
Average Salary:
$854,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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Seasons

4.085 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$17,469,789

Earnings w/ Different Teams

1 team

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Service Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2018 21
-
Signing Bonus
$854,000
$854,000
2021 24
0
Active
$257,628
$1,111,628
2022 25
0.085
Active
Active
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
$683,574
$683,574
$558,504
$558,504
$1,795,202
$2,478,776
$3,037,280
$3,595,784
2023 26
1.085
Active
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
$758,300
$606,985
$4,354,084
$4,961,069
2024 27
2.085
Active
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
$795,000
$713,720
$5,756,069
$6,469,789
 AL Gold Glove:C
2025 28
3.085
Active / Arbitration 1 Bypassed
$11,000,000
$17,469,789
 AL Silver Slugger:C All MLB (1st)
Total      
$17,469,789
$17,469,789
2026 29
4.085
Active / Arbitration 2 Bypassed
$11,000,000
2027 30
4.085
Active / Arbitration 3 Bypassed
$12,000,000
2028 31
4.085
Active
$23,000,000
2029 32
4.085
Active
$23,000,000
2030 33
4.085
Active
$23,000,000
2031 34
4.085
Active / conditional-mutual
$2,000,000
Total
$111,469,789

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
6 $6,615,789 $10,854,000 - $17,469,789
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2018
21
$854,000
$854,000
$854,000
2021
24
$257,628
$257,628
$1,111,628
2022
25
$683,574
$683,574
$558,504
$558,504
$683,574
$683,574
$558,504
$558,504
$1,795,202
$2,478,776
$3,037,280
$3,595,784
2023
26
$758,300
$606,985
$758,300
$606,985
$4,354,084
$4,961,069
2024
27
$795,000
$713,720
$795,000
$713,720
$5,756,069
$6,469,789
2025
28
$1,000,000
$10,000,000
$11,000,000
$17,469,789
Total
$6,615,789
$10,854,000
$17,469,789
$17,469,789
2026
29
$11,000,000
$11,000,000
2027
30
$12,000,000
$12,000,000
2028
31
$23,000,000
$23,000,000
2029
32
$23,000,000
$23,000,000
2030
33
$23,000,000
$23,000,000
2031
34
$2,000,000
$2,000,000
Total
$100,615,789
$10,854,000
$111,469,789

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
6 $6,615,789 $10,854,000 - $17,469,789
  • Mar 25, 2025 Signed a 6 year $105 million contract extension with Seattle (SEA)
  • Jan 09, 2025 Signed a 1 year $5.6 million contract with Seattle (SEA), avoiding arbitration
  • Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $795,000 contract with Seattle (SEA)
  • Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $758,300 contract with Seattle (SEA)
  • May 07, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
  • Apr 28, 2022 Optioned to the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
  • Mar 01, 2022 Signed a 1 year $702,900 contract with Seattle (SEA)
  • Jul 06, 2018 Signed a contract with Seattle (SEA)
  • Jun 06, 2018 Drafted by Seattle (SEA): Round 3 (#90 overall)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2025 SEA 159 157 705 596 110 147 24 0 60 125 351 97 188 14 .247 .359 .589 .948 7.26
2024 SEA 153 143 628 546 73 120 16 0 34 100 238 70 176 6 .220 .312 .436 .748 4.62
2023 SEA 144 128 569 513 78 119 23 1 30 75 234 54 158 0 .232 .306 .456 .762 3.21
2022 SEA 119 100 415 370 46 78 20 1 27 63 181 38 122 1 .211 .284 .489 .773 3.63
2021 SEA 47 36 150 139 6 25 13 0 2 13 44 7 52 0 .180 .227 .317 .544 -0.51
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