Toronto Blue Jays star Andres Gimenez sent his support to Josh Naylor after the Seattle Mariners slugger expressed gratitude towards the people who helped him this year.Both Gimenez and Naylor spent four productive seasons with the Guardians before being let go ahead of the 2025 campaign. While Gimenez found himself north of the border in Toronto, Naylor initially played for the D'backs before being dealt to the Mariners.On Saturday, Naylor shared an Instagram post looking back at a successful year and expressing gratitude to his supporting cast."What a year it was… Thankful for all the ups and downs. Thank you to all my teammates, coaches & staff.. thank you to all the fans and supporters. Big thank you to the @dbacks & @mariners for all the awesome days, all the lessons learned and for helping me become a better player, teammate & person everyday. See you next year, baseball #MyBuddyJim" View this post on Instagram Instagram PostGimenez dropped a one-word comment."Dawg🔥," he wrote.Andres Gimenez reacts to Josh Naylor's heartfelt message (@jaynaylor10/Instagram)While in Cleveland, the duo played starring roles in the team's runs to the postseason. This merited them All-Star selections: Gimenez was chosen in 2022, while Naylor was named for his first appearance in 2024.After the duo split ways, they found themselves on opposing ends in the ALCS, where Gimenez's Blue Jays outlasted Naylor's Mariners.Mariners bow out of postseason after gallant stand in ALCSThe dream of a World Series trip will have to wait another year for the Mariners and their fans as the team fell in Game 7 of this year's ALCS. Seattle starter George Kirby pulled out all the stops in a four-inning appearance after giving up just one run on four base hits with one walk and three strikeouts. This was followed up by a wobbly two-inning appearance from Bryan Woo, who gave up two runs, and then a blown save by Eduard Bazardo.On the other hand, Blue Jays starter Shane Bieber surrendered two runs on seven base hits with one walk and five strikeouts. After 3 2/3 innings, Bieber was pulled for reliever Louis Varland, who issued just one run via Cal Raleigh's solo home run. The main difference between the two sides, however, was that the rest of the Blue Jays' pitching crew remained steadfast and hitless throughout the game.At the plate, Josh Naylor started the scoring for the visitors with an RBI single in the first inning. This was then cancelled out by Daulton Varsho's own RBI single that drove in George Springer. A few innings later, Julio Rodriguez and Raleigh each smashed solo homers to maintain a gap between the two sides.However, former World Series MVP Springer put the nail in the coffin on the Mariners' season with a three-run blast in the seventh to push the Blue Jays over the line and claim their first AL pennant since going back-to-back in 1992-93.