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Auggie

(31,204 posts) Wed Mar 28, 2012, 11:00 AM Mar 2012

Ichiro Suzuki: four hits in return to Japan

AP / 3-28-12

TOKYO -- Ichiro Suzuki had four hits in his return to Japan, Dustin Ackley homered and then singled in the go-ahead run in the 11th inning, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 3-1 Wednesday night in baseball's season-opener.

Felix Hernandez combined with two relievers on a six-hitter as Major League Baseball opened its season in Tokyo for the fourth time.

LINK: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=320328111

Suzuki went four for five with one RBI. What a homecoming!

Highly-touted Cuban defector Yoenis Cespedes of the A's went one for three in his MLB debut.

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Ichiro Suzuki: four hits in return to Japan (Original Post) Auggie Mar 2012 OP

That was fun to watch. kaitcat Mar 2012 #1

Here's Ichiro coming to the plate Upton Mar 2012 #2

A baseball home opener in JAPAN? rocktivity Mar 2012 #3

When you find out we'll both know Auggie Mar 2012 #4

kaitcat

(193 posts)

1. That was fun to watch.

Reply to Auggie (Original post)

Wed Mar 28, 2012, 04:42 PM

Mar 2012

It had to be weird for Ichiro to all of a sudden be around so many people who look like him instead of the other way around. And everybody was so formal. The crowd looked like they were all in uniform, too.