The outfielder addressed the viral WBC moment between the two Mariners teammates a few days before Opening Day.
Five days before Seattle opens the 2026 season with a matchup against the Guardians, Arozarena has issued a statement about the viral moment from"I understand that with Opening Day a few days away, I don’t want it to be a distraction,” Arozarena wrote in a Saturday statement issued 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. He’s family, and we are both focused on helping the Mariners win the World Series."on March 9, Arozarena strolled up to the plate and offered a handshake to Raleigh, who has been his teammate in Seattle since a midseason trade between the Mariners and Rays in 2024. "I'd like to tell him in four languages, that's what I'd like," Arozarena said in Spanish. "First I'll tell him in Spanish, look. All he has to do is thank God he has such wonderful parents, yeah? That his parents are very well-mannered. I got to see them two days ago at the hotel, and they went to say hi, they gave me a hug. Said they were very proud of me and happy to see me again. "The other thing I want to say to him, I'll tell it to him Cuban-style. What he needs to do is go f--- himself. Mexican-style: he can go f--- himself. And in English, I'm gonna say it to him in English. That 'good to see you' he gave me? He can shove it up his a--.", saying he was simply trying to stay “focused and locked in,” and assured Mariners fans there is no bad blood between Seattle’s star catcher and outfielder. “There's no beef. I love Randy,” Raleigh said. “Like I said, when we're back in Seattle, he's my brother. He's family."during Team USA’s WBC game against Canada. Raleigh again refused, and after the game Naylor explained to reporters that it was a joke between him and the catcher. “We were all just joking. Trying to really make light of the situation,” Naylor said. “I texted him before that I was going to do it. He said, ‘Please don’t.’” Raleigh, Arozarena and Naylor will open up the 2026 season Thursday with a matchup against the Guardians at T-Mobile Park. Seattle is coming off one of the most successful seasons in franchise history in 2025, when it went 90–72 and finished one game short of making the World Series for the first time. This year, the Mariners enter the 2026 campaign with World Series expectations—and apparently no beef between two of their star players.Tom Dierberger is the Deputy News Director at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in November 2023 after stints at FOX Sports, Bally Sports and NBC Sports. Dierberger has a bachelor’s in communication from St. John’s University. In his spare time, he can be seen throwing out his arm while playing fetch with his dog, Walter B. Boy.
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