Today, Roberto Clemente’s legacy was honored across baseball; Edgar Martínez and Kristopher Negrón, both of Puerto Rican heritage, wore Clemente’s 21, as did Justin Turner (2022 Roberto Clemente Award winner), Josh Rojas and J.P. Crawford (RCA nominees), and Randy Arozarena, who celebrated Hispanic Heritage Day at the ballpark by marking a personal milestone with his fourth consecutive 20/20 season and an epic trip around the bases—that may or may not have fueled some bad blood between the two teams later in the game.
The Mariners jumped out to an early lead in this one thanks to some good two-out work in the first by Justin Turner, who singled on a slider, followed by Arozarena working a walk.