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In the first playoff appearance of his career, Speier looms as one of the most important players in the American League Division Series between the Mariners and Tigers.

Starting with the Mariners' last series at Comerica Park just before the All-Star break, Rodriguez has posted a .299/.356/.598 slash line in 295 plate appearances with 16 doubles, a triple, 21 homers, 51 RBI, 15 stolen bases, 20 walks and 62 strikeouts. He’s posted a 3.8 FanGraphs WAR over that span, which is tied for the highest in MLB along with Arizona’s Geraldo Perdomo. That second-half surge will likely put him in the top seven spots in the American League MVP voting.

DETROIT — As the Mariners rolled through Monday afternoon’s workout at Comerica Park, getting their bodies moving after an overnight flight and arriving in Detroit at 6 a.m. local time, there was a player noticeably missing on the field.

When the Mariners last found themselves in the Motor City, there was a fire that needed to be extinguished.

Sometimes it's not about a team's mettle" or "fortitude" or ability to "battle till the end." It's not about pixie dust or destiny or any other movie-script cliché. Sometimes, it's just about a team's best players saying, "Get out of the way — we got this." Game 2 of the American League Division Series on Sunday night proved as much. When the Detroit Tigers tied the score in the eighth inning ...

Three instant impressions after the Mariners beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 in Game 2 of the American League Division Series on Sunday night at T-Mobile Park and evened the series at 1-1:

SEATTLE – First, Julio Rodríguez delivered the most consequential swing of his young career.

Lou Piniella followed through on his promise. He didn’t just show up for a Seattle Mariners playoff game. He threw out the first pitch before Game 1.

They continued to stand, hoping for magic, waiting to erupt in celebration.

SEATTLE – More than $100 to park five blocks away. Get here an hour early? You’ll need all that time to wait in line to buy a “2025 Postseason” hat.

George Kirby threw a gem in the Mariners’ last home playoff game in 2022.