January 22nd, 2025 by Michael SchatzAs we all know, Ichiro Suzuki is one of the newest members of the baseball Hall of Fame. He’s a baseball legend who amazed fans with his incredible skills on the ...

The Throw, though, happened so soon after his arrival in the U.S. major leagues and seemed to hint at so much of the Ichiro experience to come that it lodges in our minds as reflective of a larger ...

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

Admittedly, the last few days have been a whirlwind and it's taken me some time to get my thoughts in order for this column.

Running, throwing and making contact were his strengths. Ichiro was a savant who won his first Japanese batting title at 20 years old and in nine NPB seasons hit .353, but he was 5-foot-9 and 160 ...

5. Unleashing ‘The Throw’ Ichiro won Gold Gloves for 10 consecutive seasons, in part because of his great arm. If opponents had any doubt about that, it certainly changed in his first season ...

Ichiro's next at-bat, Sabathia tried the slider one more time. "I throw it to him again, first pitch. … He hits it out again, ...

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He won the A.L. batting title and fielded his position flawlessly with precision and a powerful throwing arm. By the time Ichiro retired in 2019 at age 45, he played 19 seasons for the Mariners, New ...

Ichiro had other ideas. His throw was perfect, Long was out, and you have to see it to totally appreciate it. 6. Ichiro beats Rivera with walkoff homer The Yankees’ Mariano Rivera, arguably the ...