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 ...
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.
“I thought they would jam him a lot, throw at his head, just intimidate him,” Whiting said from his home in Tokyo. Whiting recalled first seeing Ichiro in Japan and thinking a Little Leaguer ...
By the time Long reached third base, Ichiro had unleashed a strike to David Bell to get Long. “It was going to take a perfect throw to get me. And it was a perfect throw,” Long said.
By the time Long reached third base, Ichiro had unleashed a strike to David Bell to get Long. “It was going to take a perfect throw to get me. And it was a perfect throw,” Long said. Said the A’s Eric ...
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 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 ...
BBWAA secretary-treasurer Jack O’Connell recalled Suzuki was at the Hall in 2001 when he called to inform the Seattle star he had been voted AL Rookie of the Year. Suzuki received 27 of 28 first-place ...
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, ...