Ichiro Suzki of the New York Yankees, the best player to play in the Major Leagues, told Japanese baseball officials on Monday he has decided not to take part in next year’s World Baseball Classic. “I appreciate being asked to play for Japan again at the WBC,” Suzuki said. “But after the second tournament in [...]
Yankees Acquire ‘The Michael Jordan of Japan,’ Ichiro Suzuki
July 24, 2012 | Posted by
Once the biggest star of Japan, Ichiro Suzuki now wears the pinstripes of the biggest sports team in America, the New York Yankees. In a trade that stunned the baseball world, the Yankees acquired the 10-time all-star outfielder for two pitching prospects, moving him from the last-place Seattle Mariners to first place New York. “I’m [...]
