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Here's why the Mariners said keeping Ichiro was a better move than keeping Guillermo Heredia | The News Tribune

Why?

Why keep 44-year-old Ichiro Suzuki over 27-year-old Guillermo Heredia?

Why subject a beloved franchise icon to the scrutiny that his place on the Seattle Mariners is the result of public relations over his ability to help them win baseball games?

And why keep two left-handed left fielders in Ichiro and Ben Gamel while sending right-handed hitting Heredia to Triple-A Tacoma?

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