Walk-off home run sends Mariners to postseason for first time since 2001

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The longest playoff drought in North American sports has finally come to an end. 

The Seattle Mariners clinched a playoff spot Friday night in dramatic fashion, earning a spot in Major League Baseball’s postseason with a walk-off win over the Oakland A’s. 

Manager Scott Servais, #9, of the Seattle Mariners, celebrates after clinching a postseason berth after beating the Oakland Athletics 2-1 at T-Mobile Park on September 30, 2022, in Seattle, Washington. The Seattle Mariners have clinched a postseason appearance for the first time in 21 years, the longest playoff drought in North American professional sports.  (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

Seattle catcher Cal Raleigh hit a two-out walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to clinch a Wild Card spot in the American League and send T-Mobile Park into a frenzy. 

"The moment when I knew it was fair and then looking at the team and everybody's jumping, it was just crazy," Raleigh said, according to MLB.com. 

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Raleigh, pinch-hitting for Luis Torrens, hit a 3-2 slider from A’s pitcher Domingo Acevedo 406 feet for his 26th home run of the season. 

Manager Scott Servais #9 of the Seattle Mariners celebrates after clinching a postseason birth after beating the Oakland Athletics 2-1 at T-Mobile Park on September 30, 2022, in Seattle, Washington. The Seattle Mariners have clinched a postseason appearance for the first time in 21 years, the longest playoff drought in North American professional sports.  (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

"We did it. These players behind me are special. They care. They care about winning the right way.