Seattle Marinersoutfielder Ichiro Suzuki will get a chance to play in front of his home fans in his team's season opener in Tokyo against the Oakland Athletics.
"Ichiro is going to start for us in the first games against the A's," manager Scott Servais told the Japan Times (via ESPN.com) on Monday. "He's playing fine in the outfield. Obviously he showed plenty of arm strength tonight on that one throw to third base. He'll start the game and we'll see how it plays out from there.
The Mariners will begin the year with two regular-season games on Wednesday and Thursday in the Tokyo Dome.