.Sep 19, 2024, 02:48 AM ETSEATTLE-- With their playoff possibilities slipping away, the Seat Mariners located a distressing brand new method to lose.A speeding baseball bat. A short-term memory blunder. And a bizarre double play." I do not think I have actually ever viewed that prior to in an activity. Simply a weird condition," Seat manager Dan Wilson said.Editor's Picks2 RelatedThe Mariners fell to the New York Yankees 2-1 in 10 innings Wednesday evening, yet it was actually just how all-time low of the 10th participated in out that are going to be actually remembered in Mariners folklore as one more section in a time that has gone awry.With joggers at the corners, Julio Rodru00edguez was picked off 3rd bottom after evading a soaring baseball bat that slipped out of the hands of Randy Arozarena when he began swinging." I've talked to a handful of fellas and all of them stated, 'I've never ever found that on a baseball field,'" Rodru00edguez said.Seattle trailed 2-1 when Cal Raleigh's leadoff single in the 10th sophisticated Rodru00edguez, the automated distance runner, coming from keystone to third. Ian Hamilton fanned Arozarena with a 2-2 slider, as well as his baseball bat went cruising away from his hands.Right at Rodru00edguez's head." Truthfully, I found the bat taking flight right around my face," Rodru00edguez said.Seattle's youthful celebrity scampered out of the way in to foul region as the baseball bat jumped behind 3rd foundation, and it took him a second to collect yourself. But the play wasn't lifeless, and also catcher Austin Wells created a fast toss to third baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr., picking off Rodru00edguez prior to he could possibly return to the bag.Rodru00edguez mentioned he presumed the play ended since the bat went flying." After I observed the baseball bat I assumed it was actually heading to be a lifeless play, and afterwards they were actually heading to pick up the baseball bat and also I was actually going to get back to third," Rodru00edguez claimed. "I escaped and switched my back to the industry and also I heard [third bottom coach] Manny [Acta] screaming, 'Get back to third.' That's when I responded to 3rd." In all honesty, then I wasn't truly thinking of the game, merely trying to avoid the bat coming with me. That's what happened. That was a first for me, for sure." Hamilton headed Justin Turner to finish it, clinching a playoff berth for the Yankees.Rodru00edguez's blunder came an evening after Winner Robles made the doubtful decision to attempt stealing home in the 1st inning against Nyc while Turner went to home plate along with a 3-0 count and also the bases packed. Robles was actually out and also the Yankees rolled to a simple victory.This defeat was extra annoying for Seat as each Houston and also Minnesota shed earlier Wednesday, meaning the Mariners skipped a possibility to comprise required ground in the AL West and also wild-card races. Seat is actually 5 activities back of first-place Houston in the division and three behind Minnesota for the final AL wild-card spot." Everything took place quick and also again, simply quite reactionary," Wilson claimed. "I think our company would certainly all hop off the beaten track. But just unfortunate it found yourself by doing this.".