SportsMariners eliminated from 2026 playoff contention after Rangers beat Mets
Seattle Sports reports that the 73-85 Mariners, with four games left, were set to finish below.500 for the first time in a full season since 2019, ending five straight winning seasons.
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Texas’ 3-1 win over the Mets on September 24, 2026, ended Seattle’s playoff hopes, Seattle Sports reports. The Mariners needed to win their final four games while Texas and Houston each lost their final four, creating a three-way AL West tie in which Seattle held the tiebreaker. Elimination came a year after the Mariners won the division and reached Game 7 of the AL Championship Series.
KIRO 7 reports that Seattle had four home games left, all against the Angels. The series was set to coincide with a celebration of broadcaster Rick Rizzs, who was retiring at the end of the season.
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Mariners eliminated from 2026 playoff contention after Rangers beat Mets
Seattle Sports reports that the 73-85 Mariners, with four games left, were set to finish below.500 for the first time in a full season since 2019, ending five straight winning seasons.
TLDR
Texas’ 3-1 win over the Mets on September 24, 2026, ended Seattle’s playoff hopes, Seattle Sports reports. The Mariners needed to win their final four games while Texas and Houston each lost their final four, creating a three-way AL West tie in which Seattle held the tiebreaker. Elimination came a year after the Mariners won the division and reached Game 7 of the AL Championship Series.
KIRO 7 reports that Seattle had four home games left, all against the Angels. The series was set to coincide with a celebration of broadcaster Rick Rizzs, who was retiring at the end of the season.