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Tampa Bay Rays news and links: Ichiro Suzuki to retire

The big news this morning, as actual baseball happens across the Pacific, is that today’s game in Japan is Ichiro’s last. The former ROY, MVP, 10x All-Star and 10x Gold Glove is retiring in front of a packed house in Tokyo. What a career.

One final goodbye for a legend.

Ichiro tips his cap to the Tokyo crowd as he leaves his last MLB game. pic.twitter.com/2FgBfpmIV2— ESPN (@espn) March 21, 2019

There has never been anyone like Ichiro. There will never be anyone like Ichiro. A truly singular figure who conquered two leagues, two countries and the hardest game in the world.