Cal Raleigh isn't big on talking about himself.

Even after hitting his first major-league homer, the Seattle Mariners' rookie catcher preferred to talk about almost anything else. For example, the pitching of left-hander Yusei Kikuchi in Friday's 4-3 victory against Oakland, or his mistake in calling pitches that led to a homer by the Athletics' Matt Chapman or a throw home that he couldn't handle, allowing the A's to tie the score after being down by three runs.

But Raleigh showed why he's been considered the Mariners' catcher of the future and why he's now their backstop of the present.