In his number retirement speech at T-Mobile Park last Saturday, Ichiro Suzuki left this year's Seattle Mariners team with strong words.
"I am confident you can seize the moment," the newly inducted Hall of Famer said.
The Mariners have been seizing the moment. The team is in the middle of an eight-game winning streak. They are 34-19 since June 11th and 16-8 since the All-Star break. Everything seems to be going right for them.
The front office showed faith in the team, trading for Eugenio Suárez and Josh Naylor at the trade deadline. Cal Raleigh is putting up MVP-caliber numbers, Julio Rodríguez and Randy Arozarena are both in the 20-20 club, there's a quartet of aces atop the rotation and a dynamic duo at the back end of the bullpen.