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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 (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball ... the first Japanese position player to span the Pacific and an instant star. Right-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo preceded him, and Hideki Matsui came ...
Fourth outfielder? Slap hitter? Ichiro got to Cooperstown by silencing early skeptics
On April 2, 2001, Bret Boone jogged to second base for a chilly Opening Day in Seattle. The roof at Safeco Field was open, the upstart Oakland Athletics were in town, and ESPN2 had the national ...
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Ichiro is now a Hall of Famer. For Japan, he's more than a baseball star
Left-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo preceded him ... He played his last two games in 2019 in the Tokyo Dome against the Athletics, going 0 for 5 for the Mariners and then retiring at 45.
FanSided on MSN5d
Complete history of Japanese rookie pitchers debuting with Dodgers
It’s been six years since the last MLB game in Tokyo, when Ichiro Suzuki bid a tear-jerking goodbye to baseball. It feels ...
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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 (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball ... Right-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo preceded him, and Hideki Matsui came just after, both boosting the country's confidence in a period of ...
Buffalo News15d
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 ... to span the Pacific and an instant star. Left-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo preceded him, and Hideki Matsui came just after, both boosting the ...