Ichiro’s first MLB at-bat was in Seattle against the A’s. He grounded out to second baseman Jose Ortiz against Tim Hudson. In the seventh, against reliever T.J. Mathews, Ichiro grounded a single to ...

Ichiro’s first MLB at-bat was in Seattle against the A’s. He grounded out to second baseman Jose Ortiz against Tim Hudson. In the seventh, against reliever T.J. Mathews, Ichiro grounded a ...

A once-in-a-generation player who earned the admiration of baseball fans in North America -- the birthplace of the sport -- ...

Two months before the sixth anniversary of the final game Ichiro Suzuki played in his illustrious Major League career, the ...

If Ichiro didn’t feel like his swing was right, he would carry his bat in a sanitary sock onto the plane or to the hotel. He ...

Where to begin with Ichiro Suzuki? With how he’d appropriate his daily lunch of chicken wings from seven to five pieces, or ...

Beyond all of his other gifts, it was that unparalleled ability to put the bat on the ball that stands out most to those who watched Ichiro -- or attempted to get him out. Mark Buehrle ...

281 in two-plus years in The Bronx. “Ichiro was an impactful player in so many ways, whether he was at bat, in the field or on the bases,” said his then-manager, Joe Girardi, in a statement.

One of his teammates on the Hilo Stars was 19-year-old Ichiro. He had bat-to-ball skills, fast-twitch athleticism, and a strong outfield arm. A week into his stint in the Islands, Mueller grabbed ...

Ichiro Suzuki warms up on deck before the start of the third inning, his first at-bat as a Mariner this season. The Seattle Mariners played the Cleveland Indians in a baseball game on Opening Day ...

The plunk of the bat hitting the softball was heard and the ... “I have nothing more to teach (him) about hitting.” Ichiro grew both mentally and physically under the unconventional guidance ...

Ichiro arrived in MLB at a time when the power ... The elbow strokes the ribs, The bottom arm locks tetanus tight. The bat digs for the roots, scatters spadefuls As though to bury, under Leans ...