After 20 seasons in the wilderness and on the outside looking in, the Mariners finally returned to the playoffs in 2022. Following years of close, and not-so-close calls, they reached the postseason and even made some noise in October. They swept the Blue Jays on the road in the AL Wild Card Series, including a memorable comeback in Game 2 after trailing by seven runs at one point.
The ALDS went pretty brutally for them, as they lost three games to the Astros in heartbreaking fashion, getting swept with an 18-inning loss in the T-Mobile Park finale.