New Headline: Mariners Secure Deal for Prince to Claim NL MVP Title in Surprise Streak
The whole situation is tense, and this may be the only way for Seattle to defuse it.
Proposed blockbuster Mariners trade sees Seattle cut ties with Randy Arozarena due to "Handshake-Gate" with Cal Raleigh, land multiple top prospects in return originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Seattle Mariners might be watching their team’s chemistry go down the drain in real time due to "Handshake-Gate", where their superstar Cal Raleigh refused to shake hands with Randy Arozarena , and Josh Naylor during the World Baseball Classic.
While both were played off as jokes and trying to be focused on repping his country, the altercation with Arozarena just seemed different. While Raleigh said it was all love, behind the scenes signals were getting crossed. If the Mariners want to make sure they won’t be a dumpster fire in 2026, they might need to get Arozarena off their team.
FanSided’s Mark Powell believes so as well, and proposes the Mariners craft a deal with the Detroit Tigers to do so, just in case. MORE: Proposed Red Sox blockbuster trade sees Boston use Jarren Duran's WBC success to deal for $13. 25 million All-Star, Cy Young candidate ace The trade would look like this: Detroit gets: OF Randy Arozarena Seattle gets: Detroit No.
6 prospect INF Hao-Yu Lee, Detroit No. 9 prospect SS Jordan Yost, Detroit No. 27 prospect OF Nick Dumesnil “From a value perspective, this could be as good as it gets for the Mariners.