In the moments after he had notched his first career save, having officially taken over the closer duties, Edwin Diaz stood in the dugout at Safeco Field doing a walk-off interview with Root Sports following the Mariners’ stunning 5-4 win over the Red Sox on Tuesday night.
In the midst of the interview, Diaz received a celebratory dousing from a full jug of Gatorade to commemorate his accomplishment. The people responsible for the shower were Tom Wilhelmsen, a one-time closer for the Mariners, and Steve Cishek, who lost his job as closer to Diaz just the day before.