Seattle Mariners Clutch King Does Something Never Done in Baseball History on Thursday

The Seattle Mariners beat the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night as Mitch Haniger made some extremely rare baseball history - as in, he was the first player in recorded history to accomplish this feat.

Seattle Mariners left fielder Luke Raley (20, left) hugs right fielder Mitch Haniger (17, right) following a walk-off walk by Haniger against the Philadelphia Phillies during the tenth inning at T-Mobile Park on Aug 3. / Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports

The Seattle Mariners walked-off the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night with a 4-3 victory at T-Mobile Park. The win was much-needed for Seattle, as it moved them to 60-56 on the season and kept them in a tie for first place in the American League West.

With a walk-off double, outfielder Mitch Haniger became the M's all-time leader in walk-off plate appearances with eight. This was also his third walk-off plate appearance for the year, following a game-winning single against the Chicago White Sox and a walk-off walk against the Philadelphia Phillies last weekend.

Furthermore, Haniger made some incredible league-wide history, becoming the first player in recorded history to accomplish the following feat, per @OptaSTATS:

Since pitches were first tracked in 1988, only one MLB player has delivered a walkoff hit in the below situation:

bottom 9
bases loaded
down by multiple runs
team down to last strike
behind in the count (strikes > balls)

That one player was the @Mariners' Mitch Haniger tonight.

Since pitches were first tracked in 1988, only one MLB player has delivered a walkoff hit in the below situation:

bottom 9
bases loaded
down by multiple runs
team down to last strike
behind in the count (strikes > balls)

That one player was the @Mariners' Mitch Haniger tonight. pic.twitter.com/3Sdmenyn9b

— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) August 9, 2024

Haniger trailed 1-2 in the count before lacing a ball to right field. The right fielder made a valiant effort to try to make the catch, but it got past him all the way to the wall, allowing Luke Raley, Randy Arozarena, and Ryan Bliss to score.

You can see the play HERE:

THE @MARINERS WALK IT OFF 😮 pic.twitter.com/nU6E0gGgtt

— MLB (@MLB) August 9, 2024

Seattle will be back in action for another big series on Friday night when they take on the New York Mets at T-Mobile Park. First pitch is set for 7:10 p.m. PT and the game will be pitched by Jose Quintana (NYM) and Bryce Miller (SEA).

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