There Will Never Be Another Ichiro Suzuki

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  @suhdude024 · 3 years ago

  this man didn't make his MLB debut until he was 27 years old and he STILL RECORDED 3000 HITS. One of the more insane baseball stats imo

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  @SmartrBaseball · 3 years ago

  The fact that Ohtani would find Ichiro before games and bow to him says all you need to know. This man has earned every bit of respect he's gotten across baseball.

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  @papillonvu · 3 years ago

  I only have 2 regrets of Ichiro’s career:<br>- That he never got to play in a World Series<br>- That he never participated in the home run derby!

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  @lear1980 · 3 years ago (edited)

  Even today, at 49, Ichiro could probably improve half the outfields in MLB.

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  @BlueEyesGamingDragonYT · 3 years ago

  Ichiro is the reason I became a mariners fan from England

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  @mbh9566 · 3 years ago

  If Ichiro had played his entire career in MLB then he’d be widely considered one of the greatest players of all time, up there with Ruth, Cobb, Mays, Williams, Aaron, etc. And he would have gotten over 4,000 hits and likely would have made a run a Rose’s all time record for hits. I’m from the Seattle area, so I had watched him in person on many occasions, and boy was it a sight to see. I’ve never seen another player in person with the all around baseball talent of Ichiro, he was nothing short of incredible.

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  @ray.shoesmith · 3 years ago

  &quot;Ground ball, base hit into right field, heading for third is Terrence Long, the throw by Ichiro A BEAUTIFUL PEG HE GOT HIM! Holy smokes a laser beam strike by Ichiro to third baseman David Bell and Terrence Long is gunned down at third base. What a throw!&quot;

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  @beresfordjohnson · 3 years ago

  Easily one of the most respected baseballers in this generation

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  @johnhelms8226 · 3 years ago

  Ichiro is worthy of the greatest respect. &nbsp;He approached baseball like a martial artist. &nbsp;He was relentlessly dedicated to his craft. &nbsp;He worked beyond tirelessly. &nbsp;He was always humble. &nbsp;He was a dedicated team player.

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  @madswami4566 · 2 years ago

  I’m a jays fan, whenever the jays are playing the mariners I always see this guy on base. It got real annoying when jays commentators would talk about him every time he’s on base or batting. Made me realize dude was already on legendary status (this was late 2000s). A true pest on opponent teams, nothing but admirations to this legend.

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  @clifford7594 · 3 years ago

  I grew up in the shadows of Yankee Stadium and had the good fortune of watching Mickey Mantle throughout his career, hitting the ball harder and further than any other player, thundering down the line like a Shelby Cobra, and elegantly patrolling a centerfield as big as Central Park. &nbsp;I&apos;ve seen plenty of great ballplayers since then, but it wasn&apos;t until Ichiro that I paused and realized that I was observing a brilliance I&apos;d never seen. &nbsp;Really?, I&apos;d ask myself. &nbsp;Really. &nbsp;Props to Ichiro.

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  @kevingreen2400 · 3 years ago

  Ichiro was the truth, a technician with the bat and a wizard in the field. The fact that he did all of his MLB work in his late 20s and 30s means that American fans didnt see most of his early formative years. Could you imagine had he come up in the mid 90s with Seattle and played with Junior, A-Rod, Edgar and the Unit?

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