Randy Arozarena tells Mariners teammate Cal Raleigh to 'go f--- himself' after WBC handshake snub

The World Baseball Classic (WBC) is known for its rivalries, but a viral infinitesimal betwixt MLB teammates got adjacent spicier aft Team USA and Mexico faced disconnected successful excavation play connected Monday nighttime successful Houston. 

Mexico’s Randy Arozarena stepped up to the sheet to look USA prima pitcher Paul Skenes, but not earlier extending his manus to admit his Seattle Mariners teammate, Cal Raleigh, catching down location plate.   

That was until Raleigh looked up astatine Arozarena and refused to shingle his hand. 

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Randy Arozarena had rather the beardown effect to his Seattle Mariners teammate Cal Raleigh's absorption to a handshake during the World Baseball Classic. (Getty Images)

Raleigh appeared successful the viral video to accidental thing to his teammate, who bent down to listen. But, whether it’s a competitory happening oregon not for Raleigh, Arozarena seemed superior astir the concern successful his post-game comments. 

After the U.S. defeated Mexico, 5-3, to stay undefeated successful the WBC, Raleigh had nary remark connected what happened with Arozarena astatine the dish. But Arozarena had plentifulness to accidental astir the situation. 

Arozarena was asked successful Spanish however helium would respond to Raleigh’s handshake snub. His reply was translated, and portion immoderate connected societal media dismissed it arsenic perchance sarcastic, the bulk believes helium was rather serious. 

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"How bash you privation maine to respond to Cal Raleigh?" Arozarena asked the reporter. "What bash you privation maine to archer him?

"I’d similar to archer him successful 4 languages, that’s what I’d like. First, I’ll archer him successful Spanish, look: All helium has to bash is convey God helium has specified fantastic parents, yeah? That his parents are precise well-mannered. I got to spot them 2 days agone astatine the hotel, and they went to accidental hi, they gave maine a hug. Said they were precise arrogant of maine and blessed to spot maine again. 

Randy Arozarena of the Seattle Mariners celebrates with Cal Raleigh #29 aft hitting a solo location tally successful the eighth inning during Game Three of the American League Championship Series presented by loanDepot betwixt the Toronto Blue Jays and the Seattle Mariners astatine T-Mobile Park connected Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025 successful Seattle, Washington. (Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos)

"The different happening I privation to accidental to him, I’ll archer it to him Cuban-style. What helium needs to bash is spell f--- himself. Mexican-style: helium tin spell f--- himself. And successful English, I’m gonna accidental it to him successful English. That ‘good to spot you’ helium gave me? He tin shove it up his a--."

So, Arozarena claims Raleigh said "good to spot you" to him astatine the plate, but helium refused to shingle his hand. However, this isn’t the archetypal clip we’ve seen this successful the WBC. 

In an earlier matchup betwixt Australia and Czechia astatine the Tokyo Dome, an awkward concern occurred the former’s catcher refused to shingle the latter’s hand. Theories started to spell around, with the 2 astir fashionable being a elemental competitory happening wherever players don’t privation to fraternize with the "enemy," and the catcher perchance not getting conifer tar connected his hands. 

Perhaps 1 of those is the crushed Raleigh did the aforesaid with his ain teammate, but they’re going to person to instrumentality to outpouring grooming unneurotic wherever this volition surely beryllium a blistery taxable among reporters and fans. 

Randy Arozarena of the Seattle Mariners celebrates with Cal Raleigh #29 aft hitting a three-run location tally during the 3rd inning against the St. Louis Cardinals astatine T-Mobile Park connected Sept. 9, 2025 successful Seattle, Washington.  (Alika Jenner/Getty Images)

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In the meantime, USA and Mexico could find themselves heading to Miami depending connected however their last excavation play games spell this week. 

Team USA finishes their docket against Italy connected Tuesday night, wherever they anticipation to clinch their quarterfinal spot with a victory. Mexico and Italy volition decorativeness up their excavation play with a perchance pivotal matchup connected Wednesday night.  

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