Mariners' playoff clinch first in lifetime for many young fans

18-year-old Preston Campbell was not born yet in 2001, the last time the Mariners made it to postseason play.

SEATTLE — With the Mariners ending a 21-year playoff drought, for young fans, this is the first they’ve experienced the team in the postseason in their lifetime, fans like 18-year-old Preston Campbell.

Many of Campbell’s fondest childhood memories involve baseball.

“Being able to play baseball my entire life I mean, I just fell in love with the sport,” Campbell said.

The Seattle Mariners are what made him take a swing at the game. 

Campbell is seen in a 2008 Fan Fest

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