The Mariners and Blue Jays have at all times felt similar to me, twins separated at delivery and raised on the opposite aspect of the continent. Each golf equipment had been birthed within the period of Nineteen Seventies growth (they had been fashioned in the very same 12 months, in reality: 1977). They’re each northern latitude groups that play in domes. They each had iconic groups within the 90s (the back-to-back World Collection successful Jays groups of the early-90s, and the cooler than cool Griffey-ARod-Randy Johnson Mariners groups of the late-90s) however have struggled to determine an identification thereafter.
And now they share the eye of the baseball world, as they get set to start Sport 1 of the ALCS tonight. For the Mariners, it’ll be Bryce Miller on the hill, attempting to make-up for what has been a disappointing and injury-plagued season after he broke out in 2024. The Jays will hand the ball to veteran Kevin Gausman, whose late-career renaissance continues apace.
First pitch is at 8:08 PM from Toronto, broadcast on FOX.
