Nobuyuki Suzuki, and came up through what is often described as a regimented baseball-training system that some link to the martial arts and even samurai history. Ichiro grew to be hip in the majors, ...

Ichiro Suzuki could have been immortalized as a first ... Ichiro never chilled, yet it was so cool to watch him play. He recorded a record 10 straight seasons with at least 200 hits.

Chuck Solomon/Sports Illustrated Ichiro Suzuki liked to say he enjoyed hitting leadoff because the batter’s box was still pristine at first pitch. The imagery, like the manicured nature of the ...

TOKYO (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball ... Ichiro grew to be hip in the majors, which fit the nation’s branding as “Cool Japan.” On the way, he bumped into pressure in Japan ...

Ichiro Suzuki is the Japanese Zen master who was so ... He did it all with a cool swagger, eyes often hidden beneath a pair of wraparound sunglasses as he stepped up to the plate with the number ...

by Stephen Wade | AP Sports Writer TOPICS: TOKYO — Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball ... which fit the nation’s branding as “Cool Japan.” On the way, he bumped into pressure in Japan ...

TOKYO — Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball ... Ichiro grew to be hip in the majors, which fit the nation’s branding as “Cool Japan.” On the way, he bumped into pressure in Japan to ...