SEATTLE — It was only fitting when Cal Raleigh catapulted the Seattle Mariners to their first AL West championship in 24 years Wednesday night.

The switch-hitting catcher launched two more home runs to give him a major league-best 60 this season, and the streaking Mariners clinched the fourth division crown in the franchise’s 49-year history with a 9-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies.

The only big league team that’s never been to a World Series, Seattle last won the AL West in 2001 when it set an American League record with 116 wins — thanks in large part to a prolific rookie season from Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki.

But similar to that team, winning the AL West required more than a record-setting season from one player. In addition to Raleigh, the 2025 Mariners had four other All-Star

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