and came up through what is often described as a regimented baseball-training system that some link to the martial arts and even samurai history. Ichiro grew to be hip in the majors, which fit the ...

Ichiro Suzuki’s work ethic and discipline never faded, and even in retirement, he looks more game-ready than some active players. His intense training, precise mechanics, and undying focus make ...

Ichiro had a healthy sense of humor that way. “Nice shirt,’’ he’d say to Marlins in English in greeting. Of course, he showed up his first day that first Marlins spring training in a ...

Few Americans knew what to expect of Ichiro Suzuki when he first came to the United States in 2001. He had been an otherworldly hitter in Japan, tearing up the NPB with a .353/.421/.522 triple ...

NEW YORK — In Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner ... “My only concern about him that first spring training with us was that he kept taking every pitch the opposite way and I was ...

Ichiro, who had arguably the best throwing arm ... CLICK HERE: JULIO LEADS THE WAY: Julio Rodriguez led all of spring training in RBIs with 23! If that's any indication, he could be primed for ...

However, Ichiro Suzuki is not most people, and when the Mariners asked the soon-to-be enshrined Hall of Famer to throw out the first pitch on Opening Day, he was ready to show folks that he's ...

The surprised look on Dan Wilson’s face told part of the story of Ichiro’s ceremonial first pitch Thursday night. The radar gun reading told the rest of it. The Mariners’ iconic Japanese ...