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Baseball: Ichiro thrilled for Japan's 1st MLB opener since retirement
Newly inducted Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki spoke Friday of his excitement about Major League Baseball staging its season-opening series at Tokyo Dome on March 18-19 and returning to Japan for the ...
Even At Age 51, Ichiro Suzuki Loves Putting On A Mariners’ Uniform
New Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki, now 51, still loves putting on the Seattle Mariners' uniform for pre-game workouts.
Ranking Ichiro Suzuki and the 25 Greatest Japanese-Born Players in MLB History
Ichiro Suzuki was one of the faces of baseball during the 2000s after making the jump from the Japanese League to join the ...
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Ichiro is now a Hall of Famer. For Japan, he's more than a baseball star
by Stephen Wade | AP Sports Writer TOPICS: TOKYO — Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he's much more than that in Japan. Back home, he's a wellspring of national pride, much like Shohei ...
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Ichiro Suzuki, about to be a Hall of Famer, means more than baseball to Japan
TOKYO — Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he’s much more than that in Japan. Back home, he’s a wellspring of national pride, much like Shohei Ohtani now. His triumphs across the Pacific buoyed ...
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Ichiro is about to get his Hall of Fame moment. For Japan, he's more than just a baseball star
TOKYO — Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he’s much more than that in Japan. Back home, he’s a wellspring of national pride, much like Shohei Ohtani now. His triumphs across the ...
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Ichiro Suzuki becomes first Japanese player to make Hall of Fame. Shohei Ohtani on track to be next
Ichiro Suzuki is a first-ballot Hall of Famer. That has long been the assumption among baseball fans regarding the Japanese outfielder who played the majority of his 19-year MLB career with the ...
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'Renaissance man' Ichiro Suzuki will make history as first Japanese Hall of Famer
The first time Ichiro Suzuki set foot into the Baseball ... Jr. in 2007 – but there will no bigger star than Suzuki. “Even after leaving Japan a quarter-century ago," Idelson says, “he ...
Ichiro Suzuki headlines newest Baseball Hall of Fame class; 2 others elected to Cooperstown
Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner were all elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame Tuesday. Ichiro is the first ...
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For Japan, Ichiro Suzuki is more than just a baseball star
TOKYO — Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he's much more than that in Japan. Back home, he's a wellspring of national pride, much like Shohei Ohtani now. His triumphs across the ...
Washington Times18d
Hall of Fame moment would elevate Ichiro to cultural icon status in Japan
TOKYO — Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he’s much more than that in Japan. Back home, he’s a wellspring of national pride, much like Shohei Ohtani now. His triumphs across the ...
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Ichiro is about to get his Hall of Fame moment. For Japan, he's more than just a baseball star
His given name Ichiro — 'ichi'' means ''one'' in Japanese — started appearing on the back of his jersey in 1994 with the Orix BlueWave. Suzuki is a very common family name, and manager Akira ...