One game away from reaching a first World Series in franchise history, Seattle fell heartbreakingly short in Monday’s 4-3 defeat against the Toronto Blue Jays. The gut-wrenching loss ensures that the Mariners’ unwanted record as the only team in Major League Baseball never to appear at the Fall Classic remains very much intact.

The Seattle Mariners’ ALCS collapse against the Blue Jays exposed rookie manager Dan Wilson’s costly mistakes.

There were two emotions possible for M's fans when Game 7 of the ALCS concluded: euphoria or despair. Unfortunately, they got smacked with the latter.

Columnist Jim Moore, aka @cougsgo, suspects it doesn't matter how much we want good things to happen for the Mariners.

The Seattle Mariners are one of the best teams in baseball this season. In fact, they're one of the four teams who made it to the Championship Series. They've built their roster in a few different ways and it's one of the best in baseball.

No problem: the Rangers promptly swept through Tampa Bay, Baltimore, Houston and Arizona, going 11-0 on the road to win their only championship. On their World Series ring s, they engraved the first letters of their opponents’ names – Rays, Orioles, Astros, Diamondbacks.

Springer launches his game-winning homer in the seventh as Toronto rallies to beat Seattle 4-3 in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series.

A sometimes-fan's misremembered baseball trauma connects to new heartbreak as Seattle falls short again in 2025.