When the Seattle Mariners re-signed Jorge Polanco in February, it was a move that was met with mostly negative reception.

Polanco was coming off the worst season of his career, and his only in a Mariners uniform. To top it off, the plan was to move him from second base to the hot corner where there was no clear option for an opening-day starter.

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It seemed like more of a last-minute move out of desperation rather than one a championship-contending team would make.

Fast forward eight months: The Mariners are championship contenders, and Polanco is at the center of it all.

Polanco continued to build his legacy as a Mariners postseason legend in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series on Sunday night in Toronto, deliveri

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