Editor’s note: The following is the transcript of a speech given by Mariners legend Ichiro to fans in a pregame ceremony honoring him before Saturday’s game at T-Mobile Park.
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Thank you. I am so nervous.
OK, let’s do it.
Dee [Gordon], Yusei [Kikuchi], no crying tonight. No crying.
This is a happy occasion. When I retired that night in Tokyo, I had an incomplete feeling because the great fans of Seattle could not be there.