Given that the Seattle Mariners clinched a postseason spot on Tuesday night, we hope fans won't mind too much about us reminding them of a less pleasant experience from last year. As M's fans will likely painfully remember, the team finished just one game back of a playoff spot in 2024.
This was the second consecutive season the Mariners missed out by only one game and you can make a case that the stage fori this was set for this during August. This was when the M's lost five of six games to the Detroit Tigers in the space of just 10 days, including being swept on the road.