In a wild, 15-inning winner-take-all Game 5, Jorge Polanco delivered a walk-off single that etched his name into Mariners history. With bases loaded, Polanco drove home J.P. Crawford, giving the Mariners their first AL Championship Series appearance since 2001.

Before the locker room celebration began, Dan Wilson took a moment with his team that they won't soon forget.

“We talked about before the game that we were not going to leave the field until we won the ball game, and you guys did it,” Wilson said, according to @MLBonFox on X. “What you guys have in here is special. What you guys keep doing is special. It's powerful. You've changed this team, you've changed this organization, and you've changed that city. Let's keep going!”

It's beyond special for a Mariners fanbase that's see

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