Eight outs from their first World Series, the Seattle Mariners let it slip away. Their 49th season may have been the most heartbreaking.

Mattingly, who is the bench coach for the Blue Jays, has finally made it to the World Series for the first time.

Hopeful, anxious Mariners fans gathered at T-Mobile Park on Monday night as the M's fell to the Blue Jays in Toronto, falling just short of the World Series.

Trailing 2-0 in the third, the Mariners loaded the bases with one out against rookie Trey Yesavage before Raleigh hit a first-pitch fastball 100.5 mph to first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who made a backhand pickup and started a 3-6-1 double play.

The Toronto Blue Jays battled their way to a hard-fought Game 7 victory over the Seattle Mariners, 4–3, clinching the American League pennant and securing their first World Series appearance in over 30 years.

Springer hit 19 home runs during his 63 playoff games with the Astros from 2015-20, including a game-winning home run in Game 2 of the 2017 World Series and a game-tying home run

The Seattle Mariners remain MLB's only active franchise without a World Series appearance after their 2025 ALCS Game 7 loss to the Blue Jays.

TORONTO — Dan Wilson was between the white lines the last two times the Seattle Mariners came this close to the World Series, a catcher on the teams that lost to the New York Yankees in the American League Championship Series. He swung a bat and handled a pitching staff and ostensibly had a chance to affect the outcome.