Stepping in against Mariners reliever Nick Vincent, who threw about 25 pitches in a simulated game, Ichiro lashed two solid hits in his three appearances. Said Ichiro: “I think I’ve done everything I could possible do to get ready to actually play in a game.”
PEORIA, Ariz. — Ichiro faced live pitching Friday for the first time since returning to the Mariners and immediately showed there still could be some life in his bat.
Stepping in against reliever Nick Vincent, who threw about 25 pitches in a simulated game, Ichiro lashed two solid hits in his three appearances, alternating at-bats with Mitch Haniger.