There are five active MLB franchises that have never won the World Series -- the Rockies, Brewers, Padres, Rays and Mariners. But there's only one franchise that has never actually made it to the Fall Classic.

Game 1 of the 7 game series is tonight, with the winner facing the Brewers or the Dodgers in the World Series.

The Seattle Mariners took Game 1 of the ALCS from the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday night, which means they're just three wins away from the first World Series

But Seattle recently received quite an exciting reinforcement. With the season on the line, the Mariners are getting back their ace, Bryan Woo. Woo is expected to be available at some point in the ALCS and he's officially on the postseason roster for this series.

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The M’s are desperate to at last bring the World Series to Seattle after nearly a half-century of frustration.

The Jays haven't been to the World Series since winning it in 1993 and the Mariners have never reached the championship stage.

The Mariners advanced to the ALCS when J.P. Crawford scored the winning run in the bottom of the 15th against the Tigers.