MLB roundup: Randy Arozarena apologizes to Cal Raleigh for WBC spat
"I understand that with Opening Day a few days away, I don't want it to be a distraction," Arozarena said.
Randy Arozarena said he apologized to Cal Raleigh following his comments toward his Seattle Mariners teammate earlier this month at the World Baseball Classic. "I understand that with Opening Day a few days away, I don't want it to be a distraction," Arozarena said in a statement released by the Mariners. "Cal and I have talked and I apologized for what I said after the game.
Nothing in the WBC takes away from the fact that we are brothers and teammates. " Two different displays of emotion were shown in the World Baseball Classic. Above, Cal Raleigh didn't welcome Randy Arozarena.
Below, Fernando Tatis Jr. and Willson Contreras fully embraced. pic.
twitter. com/8YL5qKqYom ā New York Post Sports (@nypostsports) March 12, 2026 Playing for Mexico, Arozarena offered to shake the hand of Raleigh before a first-inning at-bat during the United States' 5-3 victory over Mexico in a Pool B game in Houston on March 9. Raleigh refused, with the Americans reportedly having a philosophy against such things during games.