{"id":527013,"date":"2026-03-10T15:09:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T15:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/527013\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T15:09:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T15:09:08","slug":"randy-arozarena-slams-cal-raleigh-after-he-refuses-to-shake-hands-at-wbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/527013\/","title":{"rendered":"Randy Arozarena slams Cal Raleigh after he refuses to shake hands at WBC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In nine days, Cal Raleigh and Randy Arozarena will be wearing the same uniform as teammates in the Seattle Mariners\u2019 spring training camp.<\/p>\n<p>Raleigh made it clear they were not teammates March 9, when he refused to shake Arozarena\u2019s hand during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/category\/world-baseball-classic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">World Baseball Classic<\/a> game between Mexico and the United States.<\/p>\n<p>MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/will-tarik-skubal-pitch-in-wbc-semifinals-or-finals-tigers-star-makes-decision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Will Tarik Skubal pitch in WBC semifinals or finals? Tigers star makes decision<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Arozarena stretched out his hand prior to his first plate appearance in the WBC Pool B game for Mexico. Raleigh, the catcher for Team USA, did not, and appeared to say something from behind his catcher\u2019s mask.<\/p>\n<p>After the game, Arozarena told reporters in Spanish that Raleigh said \u201cgood to see you\u201d \u2014\u00a0and unloaded on the American League MVP runner-up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe \u2018good to see you\u2019 he said to me, he can shove it up his a\u2013,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/_MiguelLugo\/status\/2031224573157687514\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Arozarena<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OurEsquina\/status\/2031239911412556061\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">said<\/a> in Spanish.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mexico star Randy Arozarena was upset that his Mariners teammate Cal Raleigh left him hanging Monday at the plate.<br \/>Arozarena complimented Raleigh\u2019s parents before using Cuban &amp; then Mexican expletives before saying Raleigh could stick his \u201cgood to see you\u201d greeting up his behind. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/koPADffhdu\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/koPADffhdu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Our Esquina (@OurEsquina) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OurEsquina\/status\/2031239911412556061?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">March 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. beat Mexico 5-3. The U.S. is 3-0 in pool play, while Mexico is 2-1. The two teams could potentially meet in an elimination game if Mexico beats Team Italy on Wednesday, so stay tuned. <\/p>\n<p>If the beef between Raleigh and Arozarena doesn\u2019t get cleared up at the WBC, the two should have plenty of time to sort out their differences in the Mariners\u2019 spring training camp before long.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Enjoy free coverage of the top news &amp; trending stories on The Big Lead <\/a>\u2014<\/p>\n<p>NFL: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/predicting-the-first-three-2026-nfl-free-agency-signings\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Predicting the first three 2026 NFL Free Agency signings<\/a><\/p>\n<p>MARCH MADNESS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/acc-tournament-mens-basketball-bracket-schedule-revealed\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ACC Tournament men\u2019s basketball bracket, schedule revealed<\/a><\/p>\n<p>MLB: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/former-blue-jays-pitcher-39-announces-hell-retire-immediately-after-wbc\/https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/former-blue-jays-pitcher-39-announces-hell-retire-immediately-after-wbc\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Former Blue Jays pitcher, 39, announces he\u2019ll retire immediately after WBC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>NBA: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/boston-celtics-reveal-massive-jayson-tatum-update-before-nba-playoffs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Boston Celtics reveal massive Jayson Tatum update before NBA Playoffs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SPORTS MEDIA: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/nhl-gets-tv-ratings-bump-after-thrilling-usa-canada-clash-for-olympic-gold\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NHL gets TV ratings bump after thrilling USA-Canada clash for Olympic gold<\/a><\/p>\n<p>VIRAL: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/nfl-star-joe-burrow-cozies-with-jessica-alba-las-vegas-casino\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NFL star Joe Burrow cozies up with Jessica Alba at Las Vegas casino<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In nine days, Cal Raleigh and Randy Arozarena will be wearing the same uniform as teammates in the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":527014,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[205382,49,48,60,470,82,29475,148306],"class_list":["post-527013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-2026-world-baseball-classic","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-featured","tag-seattle-mariners","tag-sports","tag-wbc","tag-world-baseball-classic"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/527013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=527013"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/527013\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/527014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=527013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=527013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=527013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}