For as long as the jubilation of George Springer's Game 7 home run will live on in Toronto, the sting of the go-ahead blast may last just as long in Seattle.
But there might not be anyone taking the Mariners' loss harder than Seattle's president of baseball operations, Jerry Dipoto.
"Not a lot of talking," Dipoto said Thursday when asked how he's processing the end of the Mariners' season. "Mostly ignoring a lot of communication, trying to just lay low. I think that's probably true of our staff, our players. Just trying to disconnect for a minute."
In search of the first World Series appearance in franchise history, Seattle entered the seventh inning of Game 7 up 3-1.
But you're likely familiar with how things played out from there.
Addison Barger worked a walk, Isiah Kiner-Falefa grounded a single up the middle and Andrés Giménez bunted the two over, making Mariners manager Dan Wilson pull Bryan Woo and call upon right-handed reliever Eduard Bazardo.
Springer then welcomed Bazardo to the game with the three-run shot that already holds its own spot in Toronto sports lore.
"A number of friends, who do what I do for a living, suggested that it might be wise to take a week or so and not think about baseball," Dipoto continued. "But it's probably not our nature. We'll get back after it next week and start working at it.
"For now, mostly replaying, like everybody else — our fans, a variety of different events in our heads."
Wilson has come under fire since the defeat for turning to Bazardo rather than star closer Andrés Muñoz to face Springer.
Bazardo had already matched up with the 2017 World Series MVP twice prior in the series, while Muñoz had yet to face Springer in 2025 at all.
Even before his legacy-defining homer in Toronto, Springer was a certified post-season superstar and Mariners killer.
After spending much of his career with the Houston Astros in the AL West, Springer built quite a regular-season resume against Seattle. In 125 games with the Mariners, the 36-year-old has hit 26 homers against Seattle with an .815 OPS.
It's a mark that now runs even deeper for Dipoto after Springer's ALCS heroics.
"I will see George Springer on the ceiling of my sleep for years to come. He has tormented us for years."
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