Ichiro Suzuki returns to the Seattle Mariners' bench on Saturday.
Suzuki just moved to the Mariners' front office as the team's special assistant to the chairman. He was removed from the playing roster, essentially ending his storied career.
He'll serve as Manny Acta's bench coach during a traditional doubleheader in Detroit on Saturday. Acta is filling in for manager Scott Servais, who is attending his daughter's graduation ceremony as she receives a master's degree at Ole Miss.
"I communicate with him all the time," Acta told the Seattle Times about Ichiro. "That's not going to be an issue.