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TORONTO — Dan Wilson was between the white lines the last two times the Seattle Mariners came this close to the World Series, a catcher on the teams that lost to the New York Yankees in the American League Championship Series. He swung a bat and handled a pitching staff and ostensibly had a chance to affect the outcome.

In a month or so, we will know the 2025 World Series champion, but we have a whole bunch of games to go before then.

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Shohei Ohtani launched three home runs as a hitter and struck out 10 as a pitcher in an all-time great postseason performance to end a slump and send the Dodgers to the World Series.

Two of the best teams in the league get set to battle for the pennant, as the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers take to the field for Game 1 of the National League Championship Series on Monday night.

George Springer, bad right knee and all, 36 years old, been there, won that, made a beeline from the dugout to his closer in the seconds after the Toronto Blue Jays returned to the World Series for the first time since 1993 with a pulsating 4-3 comeback win over the Seattle Mariners in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series.

The magic ran out for the Mariners in this 2025 season, one that will go down as one of the most memorable in franchise history, but with an ending whose sting will stand the test of time. Seattle was