Luke Raley is healthy now and it’s about to be everybody’s problem

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - APRIL 18: Luke Raley #20 of the Seattle Mariners reacts after scoring during the eighth inning against the Texas Rangers at T-Mobile Park on April 18, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Olivia Vanni/Getty Images) | Getty Images Luke Raley sat in front of the assembled media postgame for the first time in this young season after the third game against the Astros, a decisive 6-1 win where Raley fell just a homer short of the cycle. For a split second after sitting down at the podium, he seemed overcome by emotion, maybe struck by how long it had been since he’d last had an opportunity to sit in that spot, after losing most of his 2025 season battling injuries.

Three days later, Raley would record the first four-hit game of his career. Three days after that, he’d add another home run to his season total, already surpassing the number of home runs he hit in all of 2025. Your browser does not support the video tag.

Download the video . “He’s putting together really good at bats,” said Dan Wilson late this spring, back when Raley began his campaign of terrorizing opposing pitchers. “It’s great to see, especially coming off what he went through last year.

It was a difficult year for him with the injuries. But his intent all spring, his intent here in the beginning of the year, is to get back to who he is. ” “And wow, he’s really done it.