Seattle Mariners Star Addresses Playoff Miss, Calls Year Unsuccessful
The Seattle Mariners finished off the regular season on Sunday with a 6-4 win against the Oakland Athletics at T-Mobile Park.
By virtue of the three-game sweep against the division rivals, the Mariners finished 85-77 and missed the playoffs by 1.0 game for the second straight year. However, because they didn't have the tiebreaker over the Kansas City Royals or Detroit Tigers, they effectively missed it by 2.0 games.
Though the M's season saw its fair share of "ups," it also saw its fair show of "downs." One of the positives from this season was the play of outfielder/first baseman Luke Raley. Acquired in an off-season trade with the Tampa Bay Rays last year, Raley blasted 22 home runs while providing energy all over the diamond. One of the more likable players on this roster, he was brought in in exchange for former infielder Jose Caballero.
He was also extremely disappointed about the M's season falling short, in comments published by Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times on social media:
Luke Raley assessing his first season with the Mariners: "It's a disappointment because we missed the playoffs. That's what it means to me. I just want to play in the postseason and do what we can to win a World Series. That's the ultimate goal. I don't really care about my stats. I want to do everything I can to make everyone else around me better. ... That's what's important to me. Us not getting to the postseason to means it wasn't a successful season."
Luke Raley assessing his first season with the Mariners: "It's a disappointment because we missed the playoffs. That's what it means to me. I just want to play in the postseason and do what we can to win a World Series. That's the ultimate goal. I don't really care about my…
— Ryan Divish (@RyanDivish) September 29, 2024
Raley made the playoffs with the Rays in 2023, but they were upended by the eventual World Series champion Texas Rangers.
The Mariners have the playoffs just three times in the 2000s (2000, 2001 and 2022).
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