When Braden Schneider blew up Marcus Foligno with a massive open-ice hit in the New York Rangers’ 3-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Monday, it erased any doubt that the defenseman is fully back after offseason shoulder surgery.

ANAHEIM, Calif. - The Rangers are locked in a tight playoff race with an intra-division rival heading into the final stretch of the season. Given traditional scheduling conventions, it should give them plenty of opportunity to win head-to-head matchups to make up ground.

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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.

Highlights: The Seattle Mariners remain MLB's only franchise without a World Series appearance Five franchises still have zero World Series titles Other leagues still have multiple “never reached the final” teams The Seattle Mariners were so agonizingly close,

Texas is now virtually tied with the Cleveland Guardians in the standings, and the Mariners are fortunate enough to own the tiebreaker over both teams. The Mariners are 82-68, the Rangers are 79-72, and the Guardians are 78-71. That means Seattle's playoff magic number is nine, which it technically was entering play on Monday, since the Guardians were idle. However, the de facto "magic number ...

HOUSTON — For the first time since early June, the Houston Astros are looking up at a team in the American League West standings. The Seattle Mariners have snatched the top spot in the division, riding the momentum of a nine-game winning streak with just ...

After a meteoric rise from the lowest levels of the minor leagues, the Blue Jays right-hander beat the Mariners to extend the ALCS to a winner-take-all final game.

Remember when the Seattle Mariners were floundering in early September? It's impossible to overstate how much the tone around the team has changed. After dropping to 73-68 with their fourth loss in a row on Sept. 5, the Mariners have been picture-perfect.