Julio Rodriguez

The Seattle Mariners are convinced they’re an improved team from the one that last season ended the longest playoff drought in baseball.

Center fielders Julio Rodríguez of the Seattle Mariners and Michael Harris II of the Atlanta Braves were chosen rookies of the year by Baseball Digest and eBay.

Yordan Alvarez launching a go-ahead, two-run homer in the sixth inning off Seattle ace Luis Castillo that lifted the Houston Astros over the Mariners 4-2 for a 2-0 lead in the AL Division Series,

Things sure have changed since the last time the Mariners went to the Playoffs, but now they're going back. So we wanted to see all the things that have changed over the years or that no longer exist since the last time the Mariners went to the playoffs.

Julio Rodríguez hit his fourth leadoff home run of the season, the third rookie in league history to have at least 25 steals and 25 homers in their first season. the Mariners beat the Padres 6-1.

Julio Rodriguez and Eugenio Suarez each hit their second home run of the game, connecting in the ninth inning and rallying the Seattle Mariners over the Atlanta Braves 8-7.

The Seattle Mariners host the Atlanta Braves on Friday to open a three-game series. Seattle has a 36-30 record at home and a 77-60 record overall.