The Seattle Mariners didn’t just make noise on the field in 2025 – they dominated the national conversation. According to Google’s Year in Search, the Mariners were the No. 1 trending sports team in the United States this year, outpacing some of the biggest names in basketball and baseball alike.
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Cal Raleigh’s monster season was at the heart of it all. The Mariners’ slugging catcher didn’t just have a good year – he had a historic one, blasting 60 home runs and setting a new MLB record for a catcher. It was the kind of power surge that doesn’t just light up scoreboards – it rewrites the record books.
Raleigh’s performance turned the MVP race into must-watch theater. His duel with Yankees superstar Aaron Judge was one of the season’s defining storylines. Judge ultimately took home the hardware, but Raleigh’s campaign was unforgettable, and it elevated Seattle into the national spotlight in a way the franchise hasn’t seen in decades.
The Mariners weren’t the only baseball team to crack the top five. The Toronto Blue Jays, fresh off a dramatic run to the World Series, landed at No. 4 on the trending list. Their seven-game showdown with the Dodgers made for a thrilling October, and fans clearly took notice.
Rounding out the top five was Paris Saint-Germain F.C., the lone soccer club to break into the top tier of U.S. search trends – a testament to the growing global reach of the sport and the club’s star power.
Seattle’s rise to the top of the trending charts also marked a shift from last year, when the Yankees, Dodgers, and Mets held the top three spots. This time, the Mariners took over the throne, signaling not just a change in the standings, but a shift in the national sports conversation.
In a year packed with standout performances and championship drama, the Mariners proved that a breakout season – powered by historic individual feats and a fan base hungry for relevance – can still capture the country’s imagination.
