Baseball

Ichiro Suzuki's baseball career was the stuff of legends. He excelled in NPB as chronicled below, then burst onto the scene in the major leagues and earned the respect of his peers and fans on the other side of the Pacific. And without a doubt, ...

A day after announcing his retirement, Ichiro Suzuki flew back to Seattle on Friday from Narita airport aboard a gate that honored the No. 51 he wore throughout most of his pro career. Wearing a black knit cap, a white T-shirt and jeans, Ichiro and ...

Hall of Famer Sadaharu Oh said Friday that, like the rest of Japan, he was riveted by Ichiro Suzuki's last game and his retirement news conference that ran well past midnight. The SoftBank Hawks chairman, who as manager of Japan at the first World Baseball ...

Yusei Kikuchi went silent for exactly one minute, struggling to both express himself and maintain control of his emotions. He stared ahead, fighting back tears. He'd look down, then up and exhale. He brought the mic to his lips, but nothing escaped. The emotions of ...

Baseball star Ichiro Suzuki's retirement announcement Thursday shocked fans and friends across the country, who say they admire his achievements. "He is my hero. I began playing baseball because I wanted to be like him," said Mitsuaki Kadoya, 29, who came to watch the Seattle ...

When it was finally time for it to end, after a career that began with the Orix BlueWave in 1992 in Kobe, Ichiro Suzuki looked into the crowd at Tokyo Dome and began to wave goodbye. The 46,451 in attendance roared in appreciation as Ichiro ...

Maybe the Seattle Mariners and Oakland A's thought that if they kept playing, Ichiro Suzuki couldn't leave baseball. The game had to end at some point, however, and it was the Mariners who provided the final blow. Seattle scored the tiebreaking run in the 12th when ...

Iconic superstar Ichiro Suzuki, who has more hits in professional baseball than any other Japanese player, told the Seattle Mariners he intends to retire, an informed source said Thursday. The news came as the Mariners' next prospective star from Japan, Yusei Kikuchi, was making his ...

Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday announced their 12-year contract, a record deal that ties baseball's top player to Los Angeles for what likely will be the rest of his career. A person with knowledge of the contract told The Associated Press ...