SEATTLE -- The Mariners won’t have their Ted Lasso-themed banner hanging beyond left field on Friday night, the massive, yellow placard with blue lettering that reads, “Believe,” from the hit -- and wholesome -- Apple TV+ show.

That was 2021, when they were the sport’s surprise darlings and competitive way earlier than expected. And this is 2025, where the foundation of their core players has blossomed into one with superior talent and are American League West champions.

Yet, Lasso’s messaging might still have parallels to what echoed from Seattle’s clubhouse after a dispiriting 9-3 loss in Game 4 of the American League Division Series in Detroit.

But it comes from a place of expectations rather than ambition.

“We've got a lot of resiliency in this club,” Cal Raleigh said. “And I h

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