The Seattle Mariners: A 50-Season Voyage from Expansion to Contender

Though the Mariners remain the only active MLB franchise to have never appeared in a World Series, they have been home to a staggering amount of Hall of Fame talent:

After enduring a 21-year postseason drought—at the time the longest in North American major sports—the Mariners returned to the playoffs in 2022. This breakthrough was fueled by catcher , whose walk-off home run ended the drought, and center fielder Julio Rodríguez , the 2022 AL Rookie of the Year.