Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he's much more than that in Japan. “He healed the wounds in Japan’s national psyche, ...
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 the ...
Only the legendary Yankees closer, Mariano Rivera ... he opened doors for stars like Shohei Ohtani and Hideki Matsui. His meticulous professionalism, global appeal, and contributions to the ...
The baseball world was left delighted on Ichiro's induction into Cooperstown. But who opted to keep him off their ballot and ...
In the bottom of the eighth inning of the April 15, 2001, game between the Oakland A's and visiting Seattle Mariners, A's outfielder Terrence Long bounced a leadoff single up the middle off Aaron Sele ...