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 Toronto Blue Jays have forced a deciding Game 7 with their 6-2 win over the Seattle Mariners in the penultimate contest of the 2025 American League Championship Series. That outcome means that the pennant will be decided back in Toronto on Monday night with a spot in the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on the line.

The magic ran out for the Mariners in this 2025 season, one that will go down as one of the most memorable in franchise history, but with an ending whose sting will stand the test of time. Seattle was

The Seattle Mariners have missed their first chance at a World Series spot after losing 6-2 to the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Seattle Mariners appeared to be on their way to the World Series as they carried a 3-1 lead into the bottom of the seventh inning in Game 7 of their ALCS against the Blue Jays. But then baseball happened, culminating in George Springer providing yet another heroic postseason moment in the form of a go-ahead three-run homer.

Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh was emotional after the Toronto Blue Jays ended his team's season in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series.

Even though Seattle Kraken star Shane Wright's allegiances were divided between the two teams in the American League Championship Series, there was no ill will from the Toronto Blue Jays to him wearing a Seattle Mariners jersey.