SEATTLE — Hundreds of Canadians are crossing the border for the ALCS. The Mariners may have home-field advantage, but visiting fans are making plenty of noise and giving local businesses a boost.

They came by ferry, by car, and by the dozens decked out in Blue Jays blue, waving flags, and chanting before they’d even cleared the terminal.

On Friday afternoon, the Clipper from Victoria docked in Seattle with about 275 passengers, many wearing Toronto jerseys and ready to make themselves heard.

“Let’s go Blue Jays!” shouted Kayden McLellan, one of the youngest fans off the boat, echoing a rally cry that carried all the way up the pier.

Clipper officials say that kind of mid-October rush is unusual and a welcome surprise. It’s shoulder season for tourism, but the arrival of the Canadian In

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