Toronto Blue Jays manager John Schneider isn’t about to let his comments from 2023 about Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh play a role in this year’s American League Championship Series.

At the time, Raleigh was notable for his propensity to do damage against the Blue Jays, but over the past two seasons, the Mariners backstop has levelled up into a legitimate candidate to win the AL MVP.

“He’s not very tough to pitch to when you execute your pitches,” Schneider said after Raleigh homered twice against the Blue Jays in a 10-8 Mariners win on April 30, 2023. “He’s hitting .200. I know he’s done damage against us, and I think if you execute, he’s obviously got big damage potential and he’s got a lot of strikeout potential, too, and when you execute your pitches, you usually get the job d

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