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Birth Name: Caleb John Raleigh
Place of Birth: Harrisonburg, Virginia, U.S.
Date of Birth: November 26, 1996
Ethnicity: * father – French-Canadian, distant Irish * mother – English, some German
Cal Raleigh is an American professional baseball player. A catcher, he plays for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is nicknamed “Big Dumper.”
Cal is the son of Stephanie and Todd Raleigh, a collegiate basketball player coach, and player, who coached Western Carolina and the Tennessee Volunteers. His uncle, Matt, played minor league baseball.
Cal’s paternal grandfather Robert Bernard Raleigh (the son of John Richard Raleigh and Flora Martha Bombardier). John was born in Vermont, the son of Maurice Sylvester Raleigh and Lillian J. Richard. Flora was born in Québec, Canada, the daughter of Phillippe Louis Bombardier and Elizabeth Melanie Fregeau.
Cal’s paternal grandmother was Doris Blanche Henry (the daughter of Edgar Arthur Henry and Martha Escilda Dionne). Edgar was born in Québec, Canada, the son of Venerand Henry and Olivine Belanger. Martha was born in Canada, the daughter of Lucien Dionne and Odelle Mercure.
Cal’s maternal grandfather was named Randall Gregory Deitz (the son of Carroll Clayton Dietz and Kate P.). Carroll was born in North Carolina, the son of Alvin Narlin Dietz and Danah Lillie Hall.
Cal’s maternal grandmother was Patsy Lou Brooks (the daughter of John Wesley Brooks and Mary Lene Allison). John was born in Jackson, North Carolina, the son of Charlie Chandler Brooks and Lula Elizabeth Cabe. Mary was born in Jackson, North Carolina, the daughter of Charley A. Allison and Annie Lois.
Source: https://ca.sports.yahoo.com