There were plenty of intriguing storylines heading into Sunday's World Baseball Classic semifinal between Team USA and the Dominican Republic, arguably the two best teams remaining in the tournament. And thanks to Randy Arozarena, this included the question of if Cal Raleigh would snub Mariners teammate Julio Rodríguez?
In the end, fans were 'cheated' out of discovering how the next chapter of Handshakegate would play out, with Will Smith being named as starting catcher for Team USA ahead of Raleigh. And while we strongly suspect Rodríguez would have handled things more in line with Josh Naylor than Arozarena, one potential reason for Raleigh's absence may well cause some angst among Mariners fans.