Mariners rookie Colt Emerson makes history with dramatic first career HR

Trying to get back on track at the start of a new series, the Seattle Mariners scored six runs off eight hits in a 6-1 win over the Chicago White Sox on Monday night. 

But even though last season's American League runner-up is facing pressure to build a win streak while in the midst of a 23-26 start to the 2026 MLB season, just winning isn't the headline story from the game for Seattle. 

Rookie Colt Emerson hit his first MLB home run in style 

A rookie was a big part of the Mariners' offensive output. Third baseman Colt Emerson, 20, crushed his first MLB home run in his last at-bat of the game in the eighth inning.

His first home run was also his first hit in the big leagues in general, marking the first time a player at his age slugged a home run as his first career hit in three years — Jasson Dominguez also did it in 2023. 

Emerson's long ball was a dramatic one, too. He connected on a 2-2 pitch with two runners already aboard, helping to put the game out of reach for his team. The ball barely got over the fence, but it counts as a three-run bomb no matter how far it traveled.