It could’ve ended in 2017, when he crushed a homer off Evan Marshall in the final plate appearance of a meaningless game for Miami to a raucous Safeco crowd. It could’ve ended last year, after a difficult first month and the return of healthy replacements. It could’ve ended eight years ago, when his bat finally began to slip at the age of 37 in 2011, and yet all those times and more Ichiro returned. Resolute in his ability, his preparation, his need to play the game he’s spent 28 years making his profession. And yet tonight, all but assuredly, it will come to an end.
3/21/19: Open Game Thread
