Ichiro Suzuki's major league career, which came to an end today in Japan, is one of the greatest in the game's history.
Here are just a few short stories about the world's all-time hit king.
'Yes, I can hit it really hard over there, if you like'
Early in Ichiro's first spring training in 2001, he hit a lot of soft singles to left field, as if he were overpowered.
Lou Piniella, the impatient manager of the Seattle Mariners, asked him, "Can you do something other than hit it over there [to right field]?