No matter what happens between now and Opening Day, the Seattle Mariners are going to begin 2026 as a World Series contender. Write it down in pen and jump for joy. It's not an exaggeration. It's simply the truth.
If anything, it's outside Seattle where the Mariners hype is strongest. They're getting extraordinary love in early Power Rankings for the 2026 season, and now there's a piece from Will Leitch of MLB.com which has the Mariners in second place among his top 10 most likely World Series winners for the next decade.