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Lucas John Raley (born September 19, 1994) is an American professional baseball outfielder and first baseman for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays.
On April 9, 2021, Raley was promoted to the major leagues for the first time. He made his MLB debut that night as a defensive replacement in right field in the eighth inning. In his first at-bat, he grounded out to first base against Sam Clay of the Washington Nationals. His first career hit came on April 14, an opposite-field double against Daniel Bard of the Colorado Rockies. On April 16, Raley hit his first career home run off of a slider from Dan Altavilla of the San Diego Padres. He appeared in 33 games for the Dodgers during the season, hitting .182/ .250/.288 with two home runs and four RBI, and 25 strikeouts in 66 at bats. His second MLB home run was the longest for the Dodgers that season, traveling 472 feet at Coors Field on September 22. He was called up by the Dodgers seven different times during 2021. He also appeared in 72 games for the Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers, hitting .294 with 19 homers and 69 RBI. He struck out in his lone at-bat in the Wild Card Game, his first postseason appearance.
Raley made the major league team out of Spring Training, in part because he was out of minor league options. Raley played regularly for the Rays, slashing .249/.333/.490 with 19 home runs and 49 RBIs in 118 games before suffering an injury on a collision during batting practice on September 16 that limited him to just one more at bat for the season. One of his home runs was an inside-the-park shot on August 16 that bounced off the walls of Oracle Park in San Francisco several times before rolling away from fielders. The Rays avoided having Raley face left-handed pitchers, though he hit .268 in his 41 at bats against lefties, albeit with worse patience and power.
On April 30, 2025, Raley was placed on the injured list due to a right oblique strain, and was expected to miss at least six weeks. He was activated from the injured list on June 20.
Seattle Mariners
On January 5, 2024, the Rays traded Raley to the Seattle Mariners for José Caballero. Raley mostly matched his 2023 production in more playing time, slashing .243/.320/.463 in 137 games for the Mariners in 2024. He fared worse against lefties, batting .182 with a .570 OPS in 82 plate appearances.
Personal life
Raley is married to Katie Mihalik. She gave birth to their first child in February 2025.
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