ichiro suzuki

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.

To think that there was a time when people weren't sure if Ichiro Suzuki, coming over from Japan, could compete at the same level as Major Leaguers.

The sold-out Tokyo Dome crowd cheered wildly for Ichiro Suzuki to take one last curtain call following his final game in Major League Baseball

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

Ichiro - Japan's favorite son - returns home.

Ichiro Suzuki has arrived in Tokyo. The Major League Baseball season is only days away from starting. Ichiro slipped quickly through the arrival gate at Haneda Airport.

Ichiro Suzuki fluidly went through a variety of stretches on the floor in the Seattle Mariners clubhouse even before going onto the field.