Tag: Ichiro Suzuki

MLB fans had so many jokes after Ichiro pitched a complete game against a HS girls team in Japan

And let’s check in on Ichiro’s retirement … Oh?

Ichiro Suzuki turned 50 years old last month. And just because he retired back in 2019, don’t think that he has stopped playing baseball. If we’re being honest, Ichiro might never stop playing baseball.

Right now, the MLB legend is back in Japan to work with high school baseball players, and he seems to be having a blast. A couple weeks ago, he shattered a classroom window with a home run, which drew a hilarious reaction. And now, he’s taking on an entire high school girls baseball team because of course he is.

Footage from an exhibition game this week hit social media, and we were treated to Ichiro going nine innings on 116 pitches against a high school girls team. He had nine strikeouts, threw around 86 mph with the fastball and actually got out three times at the plate (he was 2 for 5).

Sure, Ichiro might be a 50-year-old retiree, but he’s still Ichiro. The pitchers who got Ichiro out will have bragging rights for life.

This wasn’t the first time Ichiro had pitched against a high school girls team in Japan — he did so in 2021 with 17 strikeouts. But this latest footage understandably had MLB fans making jokes about the matchup.

50-year-old Ichiro Suzuki had a priceless reaction to shattering someone’s window with a HR

He’s still got it!

Ichiro Suzuki is objectively one of the best pure hitters MLB has ever seen. He has 10 200-hit seasons, and he’s a member of the 3,000-hit club. But at age 50, he did something he had never pulled off during his big-league career.

He shattered a window with a home run.

Back in Japan, Ichiro took some batting practice in front of a local baseball team, and one unsuspecting person ended up getting themselves a souvenir through their apartment or classroom window.

Obviously, that’s super impressive. The man is 50 years old and still hitting monster home runs. But his reaction was probably the best part. The moment that ball shattered the glass, he looked like a kid who had just thrown a baseball through their parents’ window.

Hey, someone should have thought about that before building apartments/schools and a baseball field so close to one another. That was bound to happen.

What the world was like the last time the Seattle Mariners made the playoffs

This list is going to make you feel OLD.

The Seattle Mariners are playoff bound for the first time in 21 years.

And what an epic entrance into the postseason it was, too. Cal Raleigh hit a game-sealing homerun that also sealed the Mariners’ first playoff berth. It was such a fitting end to what has turned out to be a magical season for Seattle.

But, obviously, 21 years is a long time. That means the last time the Mariners made the playoffs was in 2001. Someone who hadn’t even been born yet might be able to legally drink a beer in that time span.

So we thought it’d be fun to take a look back and see what the world was like the last time the Mariners made the playoffs. Below is that list. And it’s almost certainly going to make you feel old, but it’ll also be a fun trip down memory lane.

Enjoy.

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Ichiro Suzuki’s induction into the Mariners’ Hall of Fame was a perfect celebration of the MLB legend

Ichiro deserves ALL the flowers.

Between Japan and the United States, Ichiro Suzuki was a professional baseball player for almost three decades. Widely regarded for his longevity, dependability and for being one of the best pure hitters of all time — Suzuki is a living baseball legend.

Suzuki spent most of his career playing with the Mariners. In his time in the Pacific Northwest, Suzuki became a Seattle sports icon and one of the best all-around superstars in MLB history. After playing his last few games in his native Japan, Suzuki’s storybook career ended roughly three years ago.

On Saturday evening, before a game against the Guardians, the Mariners paid tribute to Suzuki by inducting him into the team’s Hall of Fame. But that wasn’t all they did on “Ichiro Weekend.”

They had a custom-made ball with a special “Ichiro” icon:

They also filmed an awesome video where various other Seattle sports figures talked about Suzuki the player:

And when it came time for Suzuki to stand in front of a podium and say a few appreciative remarks about his new honor — the atmosphere in Seattle was positively electric:

Wow. Listen to the roar of that crowd before Suzuki even has a chance to speak. What’s up, Seattle, indeed!

Some have surmised that Suzuki’s induction into the Mariners Hall of Fame is a likely precursor to a place in Cooperstown. He isn’t eligible for the Baseball Hall of Fame until 2025. When talking about the story of baseball, you can’t tell it without Suzuki.

Let’s be candid: Suzuki is a lock.