The Seattle Mariners aim to advance to the next round of the playoffs on Friday, as the club takes on the Detroit Tigers in the ALDS Game 5 contest. Leading up to the final game of the series, Detroit's manager, AJ Hinch , praised Seattle catcher Cal Raleigh .

While talking with media members, Hinch claimed that the 28-year-old catcher is an elite-caliber player , according to Buster Olney of ESPN. Hinch believes that what Raleigh brings to the table, both offensively and defensively, gives the Mariners quite the edge in every contest.

“His ability to stay in the moment is different than others around the league,” said Hinch about Raleigh. “His ability to separate offense and defense is elite. He is getting, you know, beat up by these balls in the dirt, and he just asks for mor

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