Welcome to the second half of the Seattle Mariners' 2025 season. As much as we'd like to invite everyone to sit down and get comfortable, the reality is that this is a tense situation.
Though it was ultimately a successful journey that ended in style with a sweep of the MLB-best Detroit Tigers, the first half of the Mariners' season was also a proper roller-coaster that delved into some deep, dark tunnels. All the injuries were a bummer. So was Julio Rodríguez's dramatically inconsistent offensive performance. And while the M's are technically in line to make the playoffs, the third wild-card spot is the kind of thing you settle for only on the last day of a season.