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In an important step in his recovery from a pectoral muscle injury, Bryan Woo threw 15 pitches off the main T-Mobile Park mound on Thursday afternoon, two days before the Mariners are set to open a best-of-five American League Division Series at home.

They now know who they are playing. And by Thursday night, the Seattle Mariners will know when they are playing on Saturday at T-Mobile Park to open the American League Division Series.

The best pitch a pitcher can throw is a well-located fastball, and the Seattle Mariners subscribed to that philosophy more than any team in MLB this season.

Of the current Mariners roster, at least the majority of the roster expected for the AL Division Series starting Saturday, only nine players saw action during the Mariners’ playoff run three years ago — four position players and five pitchers.

The past, the present and the future of Mariners baseball shared the field Wednesday afternoon, and Colt Emerson could barely contain his enthusiasm.

They are riding in the passenger’s seat on the highway to history. They are staring at the sights whizzing by them, and it feels as breathtaking as rolling past Mount Rushmore.

The MLB playoffs may be American sports’ most random tournament. In a league where no team won more than 60 % of its games this year, can we really expect the postseason to go chalk? Probably not.

The easy answer ? This team has more talent than any roster the Mariners have assembled since 2001. That’s why these Mariners have a real shot to win the World Series.

SEATTLE – Rust vs. rest.

SEATTLE – Julio Rodríguez is everything everyone could possibly want in a ballplayer.

SEATTLE – With a bye week to prepare for the American League Division Series, the Mariners are well positioned to line up their starting rotation exactly how they want to open the postseason next weekend at home.