Mariners’ playoff magic returns, uniting past and present for fans

Two decades after Seattle’s record-breaking 2001 season, a new generation of Mariners fans is fueling the same electric energy.

SEATTLE — For fans who remember the Mariners’ 2001 playoff run, standing outside T-Mobile Park this week feels like stepping into a time machine. Twenty-four years after that record-breaking season, the city once again finds itself two wins away from a World Series berth — and the nostalgia is unmistakable.

Back then, Seattle’s baseball fever was called “SODO mojo.” In 2001, the team won 116 games, tying a Major League Baseball record, and advanced to the American League Championship Series before falling to the New York Yankees.

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