The Mariners are the only MLB franchise never to appear at the World Series Mark Blinch/Getty Images

For the Seattle Mariners , the wait goes on.

One game away from reaching a first World Series in franchise history, Seattle fell heartbreakingly short in Monday’s 4-3 defeat against the Toronto Blue Jays.

The gut-wrenching loss ensures that the Mariners’ unwanted record as the only team in Major League Baseball never to appear at the Fall Classic remains very much intact.

To see how much this moment pained Seattle and its players, look no further than MVP candidate Cal Raleigh , who was reduced to tears at the end of the game.

“I love every guy in this room, but ultimately, it’s not what we wanted,” Raleigh told reporters after the game. “I hate to use the word failure, but it’

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