Ominous news for the Mariners a half hour before what was supposed to be a cheerful evening surrounding Randy Johnson’s number retirement.
All-Star catcher Cal Raleigh was a late scratch from the Mariners’ lineup for Saturday’s game against the Kansas City Royals at T-Mobile Park. Mitch Garver replaced Raleigh in the lineup.
The club did not provide a reason for Raleigh’s status change.
It is certainly noteworthy, though, that a few minutes after Raleigh was formally scratched the Mariners called up veteran catcher Jhonny Pereda from Triple-A Tacoma.
Pereda, 30, is the only other catcher on the Mariners’ 40-man roster, other than Raleigh and Garver.
In a corresponding roster move, infielder Will Wilson was placed to the injured list with a fractured left thumb.
This story will be updated.
