Ichiro takes with field with 45,000 voices in full support Globe_Sports
Ichiro Suzuki awaits a pitch during the fourth inning of a game between the Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics at the Tokyo Dome on March 20, 2019.Ichiro Suzuki had it on a night to celebrate all things Ichiro – “Ichiromania” in other words – as he started for the Seattle Mariners against the Oakland Athletics in MLB’s opening game of the season.
About 45,000 voices in a sellout crowd on Wednesday at the Tokyo Dome chanted his name as he took his place in right field. The scene is likely to be repeated on Thursday when the teams finish their Tokyo series. That game may also mark and end for the 45-year-old Ichiro, though no one is saying.Cameras flashed and chants echoed all around the ballpark when Ichiro came to bat in the third inning. But with fans eager to see him deliver, he popped up with a runner on second base.
He worked a walk in his second at-bat in the fourth and, after taking his place in the outfield for the bottom half, was pulled from the game. He trotted off to another huge ovation and was hugged by teammates in the infield.Hundreds wore Ichiro jerseys – of different eras and colours – emblazoned with No. 51, and a military band played a Sousa march in the pregame ceremonies.
A half-dozen fans lined up just behind the third-base dugout and held up cards spelling out his name in Japanese. Another wore a shirt that read: “Ichiro I believe – 3,090.” Ichiro went into the game hitting ninth – not exactly a vote of confidence – despite having 3,089 hits since joining Seattle in 2001.Story continues below advertisement
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