Mariners' Tom Murphy: On bench Thursday

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By RotoWire Staff

Sep 23, 2021 at 1:36 pm ET • 1 min read

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Murphy will sit Thursday against Oakland.

Murphy has settled in as the Mariners' primary catcher down the stretch and owns a .294/.375/.471 slash line over his last 12 games. He'll sit here after starting three straight games behind the plate, with Cal Raleigh set to catch Yusei Kikuchi.

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