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On This Date: The Legend Of Ichiro Is Born [VIDEO]
Amazingly, it has been 17 years ago, on this very date, that the baseball world was formally introduced to Ichiro Suzuki.
In a game at Alameda County Stadium, with one single laser-like throw to gun down Terrence Long then of the Oakland A's, the Japanese legend quickly became a household name in the U.S.
Ichiro. Terrence Long. You know the rest.#OTD, 17 years ago. pic.twitter.com/5vdpfC4wTo
— Mariners (@Mariners) April 11, 2018
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