The initial reaction upon seeing him back in uniform and wandering around the Mariners clubhouse on Tuesday afternoon elicited one quick and not necessarily implausible question: Did Ichiro un-retire?
The answer is no. But he is back with the Mariners in a new capacity, officially beginning his post-playing career.
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The team made the announcement later after that afternoon.