Chapter 49 of Seattle Mariners baseball is complete. It was better than the previous 48 chapters in many, many ways. Unfortunately, much like every other entry into this story, the ending was unhappy.

The Mariners were just eight outs away from the World Series. They had a two-run lead in the seventh inning of ALCS Game 7 against the Blue Jays on Monday night . Instead of closing things out, perhaps the most heartbreaking chapter was added to the story of the franchise: A 4-3 defeat that sent the Jays to the World Series and the Mariners home.

The 2025 Mariners made it further into the season than any other Mariners team, yet they still fell short of the World Series and, on that level, that makes them no different than the previous 48 iterations of this franchise.

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