.Sep 19, 2024, 02:48 AM ETSEATTLE-- Along with their playoff opportunities departing, the Seattle Mariners discovered a very painful brand-new way to lose.A flying baseball bat. A short-term memory lapse. And a strange dual play." I do not assume I have actually ever found that prior to in an activity. Just a peculiar scenario," Seat manager Dan Wilson said.Editor's Picks2 RelatedThe Mariners fell to the The big apple Yankees 2-1 in 10 innings Wednesday night, but it was actually exactly how the bottom of the 10th played out that will be don't forgotten in Mariners lore as another phase in a time that has gone awry.With runners at the corners, Julio Rodru00edguez was picked off third base after evading a flying bat that slipped out of the palms of Randy Arozarena when he struck out swinging." I've talked to a couple of fellas and all of all of them said, 'I have actually never seen that on a baseball field,'" Rodru00edguez said.Seattle tracked 2-1 when Cal Raleigh's leadoff singular in the 10th innovative Rodru00edguez, the automatic jogger, from keystone to 3rd. Ian Hamilton fanned Arozarena with a 2-2 slider, as well as his baseball bat went voyaging out of his hands.Right at Rodru00edguez's scalp." Frankly, I found the bat flighting right approximately my face," Rodru00edguez said.Seattle's young superstar scampered out of the way into filthy territory as the baseball bat skipped behind 3rd bottom, and also it took him a minute to collect yourself. Yet the play wasn't lifeless, as well as catcher Austin Wells created a fast toss to third baseman Jazz music Chisholm Jr., shooting Rodru00edguez just before he could possibly return to the bag.Rodru00edguez stated he assumed the play ended given that the bat went soaring." After I found the bat I thought it was actually visiting be a lifeless play, and afterwards they were visiting get the baseball bat as well as I was actually going to return to third," Rodru00edguez mentioned. "I got away as well as switched my back to the field as well as I listened to [3rd bottom coach] Manny [Acta] hollering, 'Respond to third.' That is actually when I got back to 3rd." Honestly, at that moment I wasn't definitely dealing with the activity, only trying to escape the baseball bat coming with me. That's what took place. That was a 1st for me, for sure." Hamilton started out Justin Turner to end it, securing a playoff berth for the Yankees.Rodru00edguez's error happened an evening after Victor Robles created the doubtful decision to attempt stealing home in the initial inning versus The big apple while Turner was at the plate with a 3-0 count and also the bases loaded. Robles was actually out and the Yankees rolled to an easy victory.This loss was a lot more discouraging for Seat as each Houston as well as Minnesota lost earlier Wednesday, implying the Mariners missed out on a chance to make up needed ground in the AL West and also wild-card races. Seat is five games back of first-place Houston in the department and three behind Minnesota for the final AL wild-card area." Everything happened fast as well as again, just incredibly reactionary," Wilson said. "I believe we would certainly all leap off the beaten track. However merely unfortunate it ended up this way.".