The Seattle Mariners came agonizingly close to rewriting franchise history on Monday night. With a 3–1 lead through six innings, they were just nine outs away from securing their first-ever World Series berth. However, what seemed destined to become a storybook ending quickly unraveled into heartbreak against the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series.

Seattle’s dream season fell apart in the seventh inning when George Springer launched a three-run homer, giving the Blue Jays a 4–3 lead they would never relinquish.

Reliever Jeff Hoffman struck out all three Mariners batters in the ninth inning, sealing Toronto’s trip to the World Series and leaving Seattle as the only MLB franchise yet to make it there.

Dan Wilson’s message to his team

Despite the crushi

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