Starting out with the Orix Blue Wave in Japan’s Pacific League, Ichiro’s early days weren’t a fairy tale. His manager at the time wasn’t a fan of his quirky, pendulum-like batting stance.
Many former teammates and managers have shared personal stories about one of the greatest players in Seattle Mariners history over the past several days. Suzuki was named as one of three former ...
Ichiro amassed two batting titles, 1,420 runs and 509 stolen bases in 19 Major League seasons while expanding the horizons for Japanese players aiming to make the move stateside when some still ...
Leading up to the Baseball Hall of Fame class announcement on Jan. 21, we’ll be examining the cases of notable candidates every Thursday. We’ve already covered Félix Hernández, CC Sabathia ...
The Tokyo Series begins on Tuesday morning, and Suzuki owns the status as the greatest Japanese player to ever step foot on ...
Ichiro Suzuki was having his typical day on a baseball field in 2000, putting on a power display during batting practice ...
Who the hell doesn’t think Ichiro is the man? Who thought to themselves “Eh, I’m all set” after seeing his electrifying play? Who hasn’t done his iconic batting stance when playing ...
270 batting average ranks seventh. The six players ahead of him were in their prime. Ichiro was 37 in 2011 and ... I’m softening on my anti-reliever stance. My central logic is that they ...