Mariners' 21-year playoff wait ends on Raleigh's walk-off HR

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    More than an hour after Cal Raleigh ended the longest playoff drought in baseball, he was back on the field with his teammates, circling the perimeter of the field to acknowledge the tens of thousands of fans who still stuck around.

    The celebration was more akin to winning something big in October, rather than a victory on the last day of September. But after 21 years, the Seattle Mariners could be excused for going a little over the top upon their return to the playoffs.

    ''It's better than maybe what you could dream it to be,'' Seattle manager Scott Servais said.


    Raleigh hit a game-winning home run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Mariners clinched a wild-card berth in the American League with a 2-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.

    read https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/gametracker/recap/MLB_20220930_OAK@SEA/
     

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