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The Seattle Mariners took their Game 7 loss to heart on Monday night.
The Mariners were eight outs away from advancing to their first World Series in franchise history, but George Springer’s three-run home run sent the Toronto crowd into a frenzy and the Blue Jays to their first Fall Classic since 1993.
Cal Raleigh, coming off a 60-homer season, was in tears in the clubhouse, and manager Dan Wilson did his best to stay positive despite the organization falling to 0-4 in its ALCS history.
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Seattle Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo throws the fifth inning against the Toronto Blue Jays during Game 7 of the American League Championship Series on Oct. 20, 2025. (Nick Turchiaro/Imagn Images)
However, one suspected player had to let it all out and didn’t care who was around to hear it.
As Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo spoke to the media, someone in the Mariners clubhouse let out a scream fueled by anger and disappointment.
This was a series filled with theatrics from the start, but the Blue Jays found themselves trailing 3-2 in the series and needing two straight wins to be crowned pennant winners. They made it happen Sunday night when Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Addison Barger delivered a home run to force a win-or-go-home Game 7.
Toronto Blue Jays right fielder George Springer (4) celebrates while running the bases after hitting a three-run home run against the Seattle Mariners in the seventh inning during game seven of the ALCS round of the 2025 MLB playoffs at Rogers Center on Oct. 20, 2025. (Dan Hamilton/Imagn Images)
GEORGE SPRINGER’S 3-RUN HOMER LIFTS BLUE JAYS OVER LAKES TO WIN A PENNANT, REACH THE WORLD SERIES
But Monday night didn’t start the way Toronto would have liked, as Josh Naylor put Seattle ahead early with an RBI single to score Julio Rodriguez. However, Daulton Varsho, who has been another Blue Jays hitter throughout the postseason, singled to center to score Springer to tie the game.
Rodriguez and Raleigh each later homered to put Seattle ahead, 3-1, but Springer’s home run resulted in decibels that reached over 110, and he etched himself into Blue Jays history right alongside Joe Carter and Jose Bautista.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. of the Toronto Blue Jays celebrates during the fourth inning against the Seattle Mariners in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series at Rogers Center on October 19, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo: Cole Burston/Getty Images)
The Blue Jays will now face the reigning champion Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 of the World Series on Friday night.
