Game 7 of the ALCS. Bottom of the ninth. A franchise that had never been to the World Series in 49 years. And they lost. That’s the boulder the 2026 Seattle Mariners are rolling back up the hill — and they know it. The entire offseason has carried that weight. The 50 Seasons patch sewn onto every jersey this year isn’t just a marketing move. It’s a reminder. Half a century. Zero World Series appearances. Not yet. ...
Let’s not sugarcoat it: 76-86. That’s the final tally on the 50th season of Mariners baseball, and no one in that ballpark on Sunday was pretending otherwise. The Mariners beat the Angels 7-3 in Game 162, splitting the four-game farewell series 2-2 and handing Los Angeles the first 100-loss season in franchise history — a 62-100 finish for a club that had been the only team in Major League Baseball never to lose 100 games. Somebody had to end the streak. It might as well be us. ...
It’s April 15th, and the Mariners sit at 8-10. That’s not panic territory — it’s “time to get serious” territory. And what better way to do that than a three-game home series against one of the teams that already beat them this month? The Texas Rangers roll into T-Mobile Park this Friday, April 17th, for what may be the most important early-season series of 2026. Three games. A divisional rival. A chance to flip the script — or fall further behind in the AL West. ...
Opening Day is supposed to feel like a reset — a clean slate, all the promise of 162 games ahead. For Mariners fans at T-Mobile Park on Thursday night, it mostly felt like a gut punch. Cleveland came in, their rookie Chase DeLauter homered on the second pitch he saw in his first regular-season at-bat, and the Guardians walked away with a 6-4 win to steal Game 1. That stings. But here’s the thing: it’s one game. The Mariners have three more chances against Cleveland this weekend before the Yankees come knocking. There is plenty of baseball left to play. ...