Ichiro Suzuki saw Shohei Ohtani coming.
Prior to Friday's game between the Seattle Mariners and Los Angeles Angels, Ichiro spied Ohtani in the reflection of one of his teammates' sunglasses, as the younger player came over to greet him. Just as Ohtani arrived and took off his hat, Ichiro suddenly jogged off in the opposite direction, before turning and laughing at the small prank he'd pulled as Ohtani jogged after him.
That's how Ichiro essentially spent the best years of his otherworldly playing career: constantly one step ahead of everybody else.