This article was originally published on www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball as Mariners' Cal Raleigh Makes Gut-Wrenching Admission About ALCS Loss. Why is winning such an incredible feeling, especially at the highest level of competition? It's because losing is so utterly painful.

Cal Raleigh gave a heartbreaking interview after his Seattle Mariners lost in the ALCS on Monday night. The Mariners held a 3-1 lead against the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 7 at Rogers Center in Toronto after six and a half innings.

Seattle Mariners' catcher Cal Raleigh got emotional after the Mariners’ heartbreaking 4-3 loss to the Blue Jays in ALCS Game 7.

Raleigh hit 65 total home runs but was understandably emotional after the Mariners lost Game 7 to the Blue Jays.

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh was emotional after the Toronto Blue Jays ended his team's season in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series.

Cal Raleigh and the Seattle Mariners are not advancing to the 2025 World Series. It looked like they were on their way to joining Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Fall Classic when they scored first in Game 7 of the 2025 American League Championship Series against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on Monday night,

Look, I’m going to be honest with you—this whole “Cal Raleigh broke Aaron Judge’s record” thing has me scratching my head a little. Don’t get me wrong, the Seattle Mariners catcher had an absolutely monster season,

Cal Raleigh cleanly fields a roller, steps on home plate, and fires to Josh Naylor at first to turn a double play and leave the bases loaded in the 4th

It's going to take a lot longer than a day for the Seattle Mariners to recover from that painful loss to the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 7 of the American League

After the Mariners lost Game 7 of the ALCS, catcher Cal Raleigh had no other choice by to use the word he absolutely despises.

Cal Raleigh discusses the George Springer three-run homer that lead to the Game 7 loss and how he is proud of the Mariners of how they performed this postseason

Cal Raleigh's girlfriend Hannah Shimek is cheering on "The Big Dumper" and the Seattle Mariners. Raleigh's girlfriend is also an athlete.