Ichiro arrived in Seattle in 2001, via Peoria, Ariz., as an enigma wrapped in flashy outfits. No Japanese position player had conquered Major League Baseball, and significant doubt throughout the ...
UPDATE, 1:45 p.m. ET: Sources indicate to Mariners on SI that Ichiro's entire speech will be done in English. 1:25 p.m. ET: COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Seattle Mariners' legend Ichiro Suzuki is set to join ...
SEATTLE — It’s been good to get to know Ichiro over the last few weeks. We watched him for 14 seasons and marveled at the things he could do on a baseball field. He was — is — ours, but we never ...
SEATTLE — Ichiro wasn’t sure he would last a year in the major leagues. Anger helped him deliver what became known as the “Star Wars” throw. He wished the third-base coach had given him the stop sign ...
For 19 seasons, MLB pitchers tried to figure out how to pitch to Ichiro Suzuki. In advance his Baseball Hall of Fame induction this weekend, some of Ichiro’s long-time foes on the mound spoke about ...
CLEVELAND — In January, when the Baseball Hall of Fame balloting results were released, and Ichiro Suzuki was not a unanimous selection, a longtime Cleveland sportswriter was quick to clarify: It wasn ...
SEATTLE – Years later, the details of his first encounter with Ichiro Suzuki are a bit fuzzy. The feeling is what remains for Justin Novak. “I was so nervous,” Novak said. “I’m, like, screaming inside ...
Ichiro Suzuki wasn’t sure he would last a year in the major leagues. Anger helped him deliver what became known as the “Star Wars” throw. He wished the third base coach had given him the stop sign ...