The Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays and ALCS
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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.
The sellout crowd stood, cheered and roared all game and then positively exploded after Eugenio Suárez put the Mariners within one game of the World Series.
The 2025 season was the closest Seattle has come to the World Series -- and the team believes the best is yet to come.