Former Seattle Mariners Outfielder Goes Viral For Baserunning Mistake on Saturday
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Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Jarred Kelenic is in the news for all the wrong reasons on Sunday after his baserunning gaffe from Saturday night when viral.
Kelenic, now a member of the Atlanta Braves, hit a ball to deep right field against the Minnesota Twins. Assuming the ball was a homer, Kelenic broke out into a home run trot before turning on the jets and getting thrown out at second base.
Jarred Kelenic, my man, you can't pimp a single off the wall and get thrown out at second base when you're hitting .174 pic.twitter.com/MYANCrOaG9
— Lindsay Crosby, big baseball guy (@CrosbyBaseball) April 20, 2025
Making matters worse is that the gaffe happened in a 3-3 game in the sixth inning. Fortunately, the Braves won the game 4-3 or the fallout would have been worse.
Kelenic, 25, is out to a dreadful start this year in Atlanta. He's hitting just .170 with two homers and two RBIs. A five-year veteran, he was drafted by the New York Mets and traded to the Mariners before the 2019 season in the deal that sent Robinson Cano and Edwin Diaz to New York.
Kelenic's best year with the Mariners came in 2023 when he hit .253 with 11 homers and 49 RBIs. The Mariners traded him to the Braves before the 2024 season in the deal that also sent Marco Gonzales and Evan White to Atlanta. The Mariners acquired two minor league pitchers in that trade. Neither has appeared in a game for them yet.
Seattle will be back in action on Sunday when they finish out a series with the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto. First pitch is set for 10:37 a.m. ET. The Braves will finish out their series with the Twins in Atlanta as well.
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