SI.com · Mar 21, 2019
Report: Ichiro To Announce Retirement From MLB
Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki will announce his retirement from baseball after 18 plus MLB seasons on Thursday.
Kyodo News was the first to report on Ichiro's plan to retire.
He finishes his career with a career .311 batting average, with 3,089 hits, 117 home runs and 780 RBI with the Mariners, New York Yankees and Miami Marlins.
He also stole 509 bases and was a 10-time Gold Glove winner and 10-time All-Star.
Ichiro got the starting nod in both games in Tokyo against the Oakland Athletics, going 0-for-1 with a walk before leaving in the bottom of the fourth in Seattle's 9-7 Opening Night victory.