After surpassing 3000 hits in the major leagues, Ichiro Suzuki is expected to be a lock for induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame. CC Sabathia and Felix Hernández's inductions are less certain, but their impressive careers make them strong contenders.
In a first-of-its-kind ceremony, the Seattle Mariners bestowed Ichiro Suzuki the Mariners Franchise Achievement Award before the M's game Saturday night.
Suzuki is completely retired from his playing career. But Tuesday was the beginning of his next chapter as he rejoined the Mariners as a special assistant to the chairman.
Ichiro was showered with cheers and chants while taking his final bow in a magnificent career that lasted nearly three decades, when the Mariners beat Oakland 5-4 in 12 innings.
Ichiro Suzuki drew the loudest ovation back home in Japan and Domingo Santana delivered the biggest hit, launching a grand slam that led the Mariners over Oakland 9-7
Seattle Mariners Right Fielder Ichiro Suzuki, playing on his native soil of Japan for the first time in a decade, showed off his trademark skill of throwing to third base