With the trading deadline now in the rearview mirror, the sprint to the finish line of the Major League Baseball season has begun. For the first time in a long time, the Seattle Mariners find themselves in the driver’s seat for a playoff position. The Mariners entered play Wednesday in sole possession of the second of the American League’s three wild card spots. However, several other contenders shored up their rosters at the trade deadline, and injuries have begun to take their toll on a team that ran 14 straight wins in July. With their sights set on breaking the longest active postseason drought among the four
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