Remembering Ichiro’s best night as a Yankee

Photo by Jason Szenes/Getty ImagesThe trade that brought Ichiro Suzuki to the Yankees was exciting. He was a ten-time all-star, extremely entertaining to watch, and had spent his entire career with one team. Then, he was coming to the Yankees. I was on vacation at the time, and made sure that I would be able to watch his first game with team where I was staying.

Frankly, Ichiro’s 2012 in pinstripes went pretty well. In his first at-bat as a Yankee, he singled, as you would expect. His .322 batting average was closer to the norm he set in the prime of his career, as opposed to what he had put up in the previous two seasons. He ran a 114 wRC+ and was a positive for the 2012 Yankees team that…