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Yankees legend Mariano Rivera catches stray for Ichiro statue’s broken bat

Apr 10, 2026 @ 6:29pm

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Ichiro Suzuki has never let a language barrier stop him from producing viral soundbites or cracking jokes in English. While speaking to celebrated sportscaster Bob Costas back in the 2000s, the Japanese sports icon and Seattle Mariners legend famously broke out a profanity-laden “expression” that centered around two wool-sock dwelling rats in Kansas City. During […] The post Yankees legend Mariano Rivera catches stray for Ichiro statue’s broken bat appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Mariners’ Ichiro statue seemingly endures bat malfunction during unveiling

Apr 10, 2026 @ 3:39pm

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The Seattle Mariners unveiled a statue for franchise icon Ichiro on Friday. After his first-ballot Hall of Fame induction and a jersey retirement last year, the legend came back for the statue reveal. But when a group of Mariners legends pulled the sheet off the statue, his bat bent out of shape. The formal unveiling […] The post Mariners’ Ichiro statue seemingly endures bat malfunction during unveiling appeared first on ClutchPoints.