SEATTLE (AP) — It was only fitting when Cal Raleigh catapulted the Seattle Mariners to their first AL West championship in 24 years Wednesday night.

AL West champs! Mariners clinch first division title since 2001

The switch-hitting catcher launched two more homers to give him a major league-best 60 this season, and the streaking Mariners clinched the fourth division crown in the franchise’s 49-year history with a 9-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies.

The only big league team that’s never been to a World Series, Seattle last won the AL West in 2001 when it set an American League record with 116 wins — thanks in large part to a prolific rookie season from Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki.

But similar to that team, winning the AL West required more than a record-setting season from one play

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