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The inherent and powerful loser energy of the Seattle Mariners was on full display last evening against a team that walked into ALCS Game 7 with their star player wearing a Toronto Maple Leafs sweater. The Leafs, mind you, are on a record-tying seven consecutive NHL playoff game 7 losing skid. Vladdy Jr. simply looked across the aisle, saw the Seattle Mariners, and laughed at fate.

Thus, the Mariners will not enter the World Series appearance club, remaining the last team in baseball to earn admission. Haha Seattle and all, but I feel bad for their fans that it was George Springer that David Freese’d ‘em.

Over at MLB Trade Rumors, Anthony Franco checks out the offseason outlook for a Texas Rangers squad that didn’t get enough from their lineup in 2025.

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