September 26, 2025

Hold onto your baseball caps, because the Seattle Mariners are back with a bang! On Wednesday night, Cal Raleigh, the switch-hitting wizard behind the plate, crushed not one but two home runs. That brought his jaw-dropping season total to a major league-high 60 dingers! Thanks to Raleigh’s heroics, the Mariners soared over the Colorado Rockies 9-2 and clinched their first AL West championship in 24 years. Seattle’s celebration is extra special. This marks only the fourth division title in the Mariners’ 49-year journey. To put it in perspective, the last time they ruled the West was in 2001—the year the legendary Ichiro Suzuki dazzled with a record rookie season. But this year’s Mariners aren’t just riding on one star. Alongside Raleigh, the team boasts four more All-Stars: the speedy outfielders Randy Arozarena and Julio Rodríguez, the steady pitcher Bryan Woo, and the fierce closer Andrés Muñoz. However, the road wasn’t easy. At the mid-summer break, Seattle barely had a winning record. That’s when President of Baseball Operations Jerry Dipoto made bold moves, bringing in slugger Eugenio Suárez and versatile Josh Naylor from Arizona. And guess what? Since that trade, the Mariners have been on fire, winning 31 games and losing just 17. Naylor’s clutch hits sealed the playoff ticket. Seattle’s strength isn’t just in hitting. Despite injuries sidelining key pitchers like Logan Gilbert, George Kirby, Bryce Miller, and Logan Evans, the rotation stayed strong. Luis Castillo kept things steady, and young star Bryan Woo exploded onto the scene, leading the team in wins, innings pitched, strikeouts, and WAR in his first All-Star season. Looking ahead, the big question is: can Woo keep shining as the playoffs loom? This Mariners team, loaded with talent, depth, and power, is ready to chase a dream a long time in the making—their first-ever trip to the World Series. While Raleigh grabs headlines with his home run heroics, don’t bet against Seattle’s balanced lineup and hard-working stars to rewrite their history in spectacular fashion this October!

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