Not since Michael Corleone’s daughter was fatally shot at the conclusion of Godfather III has such a skin-crawling scream been heard.
This time, however, it was the death of a World Series dream that prompted a guttural cry in the Seattle Mariners locker room following their Game 7 defeat at the hands of the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday night.
While George Springer’s already-iconic three-run homer sprung the Jays to a World Series berth against the Ohtani-led Dodgers, it sank the Mariners.
The depths of their collective despair were on display during a post-game interview with pitcher Bryan Woo.
While trying to put his team’s heartbreak into words, a skin-crawling scream from a teammate did all the talking for him.
A glassy-eyed Woo even seemed taken aback by the hellish howl.
You could hear a loud scream out of frustration in a quiet Mariners clubhouse pic.twitter.com/7CerT2bIpM
— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) October 21, 2025
Seattle catcher Cal Raleigh later expanded on the ALCS loss, which came after the valiant Jays battled back from a 2-0 series deficit to book their World Series ticket.
“I hate to use the word failure, but it’s a failure,” he told reporters after the game at Rogers Centre.
“It hurts.”
Cal Raleigh was heartbroken after the loss
“I hate to use the word failure, but’s it’s a failure. We expected to get to the World Series and win the World Series… it hurts.” pic.twitter.com/O4QtGiiamq
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 21, 2025
It’s hard for Toronto sports fans to feel much sympathy after enduring their fair share of heartbreaks over the years — most involving the Toronto Maple Leafs with their uncanny record of Game 7 disasters.
Some thought the Jays were destined to repeat their hockey brethren’s fate after star slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. walked into Rogers Centre donning an Auston Matthews’ Leafs jersey.
Vlad Guerrero Jr. pulled up to Game 7 rocking an Auston Matthews Leafs jersey
The Leafs are 0-7 in Game 7’s over the last 20 years ☠️pic.twitter.com/Z8WX748vZS
— Gino Hard (@GinoHard_) October 20, 2025
Thankfully, Toronto’s long-suffering sports fans didn’t find another reason to blame the Leafs for a big loss.
