The Tokyo Dome was packed to the rafters to see the Dodgers and Cubs compete in the Tokyo Series, and Shohei Ohtani didn’t ...
In the modern game of baseball, going back to when Babe Ruth popularized the home run, Ichiro is sui generis. Rod Carew had more power. Every Hall of Fame corner outfielder has a better OPS+.
Inside-the-park homers are thrilling plays, from Canseco’s blunder to Ichiro’s All-Star feat and Mule Haas’ 1929 World Series moment.
This has increased appreciation for home runs and walks, long undervalued by many within the game. Watching Ichiro play, however, has never required much big thinking, other than perhaps to marvel ...
Playing in an era dominated by muscular brutes aiming for the fences, Ichiro drove defiantly against the grain. “Chicks who dig home runs aren’t the ones who appeal to me,” he told The New ...
"Ichiro is a superstar who has inspired the hopes and dreams of many," Tokyo's top government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi ...
Ichiro Suzuki made his name in Japan and his mark in Seattle. Now, the 51-year old finds a new home: Cooperstown. The longtime Mariners supernova - who also played for the Yankees and Marlins ...