If you needed a reminder that baseball is supposed to be fun, J.P. Crawford provided the loudest one possible. His grand slam on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball didn’t just suck the air out of Daikin Park — it felt like the exclamation point on a series the Mariners had already seized from the Houston Astros.
A high-stakes showdown turned into a statement sweep, and Crawford’s swing was the victory lap. Mariners fans didn’t just get four runs on the board, they got the vibe check of the season: their shortstop living his best life and daring the rest of MLB to deal with it.