The MLB bleachers are fun places to be in. From chasing home run balls to autographs and proposals, they’re always surrounded by strange incidents. A similar happening occurred at T-Mobile Park in Seattle after the Mariners defeated the Detroit Tigers, with J.P. Crawford winning the hearts of fans and food lovers.
Yes, that’s right; Food lovers as well. After leaving the match with four at-bats and zero hits, J.P. Crawford reached the bleachers and made a humorous encounter that left him in possession of some delicious candy.
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What surprise trade did?J.P. Crawford make?
After the Mariners’ victory, the 2020 Golden Glove Award winner arrived at the bleachers. As the shortstop started autographing fan souvenirs, something in the bleachers caught his eye.
cotton candy for an autograph seems about right pic.twitter.com/P7hCMCG4Vz
— Cut4 (@Cut4) October 5, 2022
He saw a Mariners fan holding cotton candy and only agreed to sign the ball if a candy-autograph exchange was made. Without any reluctance, the fan agreed, and the two made the trade. And while fans considered this trade fair, it left the entire MLB world in splits.
This is how fans reacted to this totally worth-it, but bizarre trade.
https://twitter.com/danegnzlz/status/1577832875625512960?s=20&t=WCta-egOgLsh268nIkiMIg
Amongst the people who reacted to the story, the fan who blessed Crawford with some delicious candy replied as well.
That was me that gave the cotton candy to Crawford lol https://t.co/GCOe0XzKr4
— Nikki (@fuzzybunny_feet) October 5, 2022
That was me lol
— Nikki (@fuzzybunny_feet) October 5, 2022
No lie there. Next time offer candy and I’ll jump right in.
— Matt Crawford (@Mattheius2783) October 6, 2022
JP Crawford when he trades baseballs for cotton candy pic.twitter.com/3XXhj3Gk2u
— kenz (@mackenzi_dugan) October 5, 2022
There is this one lady who dresses up as a witch and sat in this big tree outside her house and would throw candy down to us and one year it was king size candy!!
— Dylan Crawford (@DylanCr061702) October 5, 2022
Should I get more cotton candy for @jp_crawford today? Lol
— Nikki (@fuzzybunny_feet) October 4, 2022
Uh I hope he give the candy back, right?!?? He’s making millions he can buy his own.
— Jay (@GodsSonAtEarth) October 5, 2022
https://twitter.com/JesusDeLaRivaSi/status/1577791326271074304?s=20&t=QKvxSpFfG33S5jTiQ58HQA
Notably, the Seattle Mariners defeated the Detroit Tigers with a last innings walk-off and successfully moved to the wild card round with 90 regular season victories.
The Seattle Mariners in 2022
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2001! Yes, that was the last time the Mariners could reach the postseason. Since then, 21 years later, the Mariners are yet to appear in the postseason. However, this year, in 2022, the story is very different. With 90 victories and 72 losses, the Seattle Mariners have concluded the 2022 regular season ranked second in the American League West Division and have strongly qualified for the wild card round.
That being said, their major challenge begins on October 8, with the commencement of the wild card round. They face the Toronto Blue Jays in a three-game series starting on Saturday.
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Can the Seattle Mariners successfully conquer the wild card round and break their 21-year-long slump? What do you think?
