The trident has stood tall and proud for more than two hundred home runs during the Mariners' regular season. The players replaced the old 'Swelmet' celebration with the trident, saying they ...

The Mariners have a new celebration prop. It seemed rather fitting that Rodriguez would be the player that belted the first home run and got to take possession of the trident.

Although the Mariners may not have been on the cutting edge in making use of the trident, it belongs to them now. They own it. More importantly, the M’s have a damn good baseball team.

When asked how they were going to take it on the road, Crawford looked genuinely perplexed. It’s a good thing the Mariners don’t fly commercial since a trident is, well, a weapon.

These Mariners hope the trident, now right side up, can spark a turnaround to a slow start in 2023. After Rodriguez's home run, the Brewers answered with five runs of their own and a series sweep.

The Mariners have had a home run prop before; they used to give the home run hitter the "swelmet" which was a blue and yellow helmet. Last year's version featured a little cartoon bomb on one side.

'Hey, hand the guy a trident that we had an engineer 3,000 miles away create in a lab somewhere.'" Dave O'Brien on HR celebrations, with a not-so-subtle shot at the Mariners. (H/T @SuperSweetCards ...

Nothing could be more appropriate as a home run celebration prop for a team called the Mariners than an actual trident. Similar to the Pittsburgh Pirates ' sword, this is just perfectly on-brand.