Why Toronto Blue Jays are in MLB and always linked to the Mariners (and Seattle Pilots) originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Toronto Blue Jays will always have some link to baseball in Seattle, both the former Pilots and the current Mariners.

The Toronto Blue Jays have forced a deciding Game 7 with their 6-2 win over the Seattle Mariners in the penultimate contest of the 2025 American League Championship Series. That outcome means that the pennant will be decided back in Toronto on Monday night with a spot in the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on the line.

The Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays play a winner-take-all Game 7 in the ALCS Monday night at Rogers Centre.

Coming off one of the most emotional victories in Seattle Mariners history, the team now sets its gaze upon Toronto. The only thing stopping the M's from making