Ichiro finalizing 1 yr deal with mariners!

REGGIE206 · 03-05-2018, 02:16 PM

I’ve been waiting for Ichiro to sign with ANY team. I just heard news he will sign with the Mariners! Welcome back home, Ichiro!

Soxrule111 · 03-05-2018, 02:18 PM

This is fantastic. Always been one of my favorites, glad hes going "Home"

awz50 · 03-05-2018, 02:19 PM

YES! Super happy about this

AnthonyCorona · 03-05-2018, 02:19 PM

Very good news

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okumeister · 03-05-2018, 02:23 PM

Really happy for him!
But at the same time, going back to the Mariners might mean that this is his final year in the US.

Now he is back with his old pal Dee Gordon

Scottish Punk · 03-05-2018, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by okumeister

Really happy for him!
But at the same time, going back to the Mariners might mean that this is his final year in the US.

Now he is back with his old pal Dee Gordon

Probably his last year. Happy to see him go out with Seattle though.

prospectorgems · 03-05-2018, 02:54 PM

Sweet. I can break out my Ichiro jersey again!

Hallco · 03-05-2018, 02:58 PM

#ToppsNow! Yay Ichiro!

SethMurphy · 03-05-2018, 03:16 PM

I'll be honest, I love when a player goes "home" to finish out their career. Ichiro retiring as a Mariner is just right, and feels good.

I hope he announces his final season soon so he can have a well deserved farewell tour, like Jeter/Mariano/Papi and the likes had.

Giancarlo27 · 03-05-2018, 03:17 PM

This is definitely his last season, and probably done largely to boost ticket sales/publicity/tv viewers/etc., but great news nonetheless. If only he wasn't too stubborn to admit that this is his last year so he can get the Mariano/Jeter like farewell tour he deserves.

Hollywood42 · 03-05-2018, 03:27 PM

I like this

REGGIE206 · 03-05-2018, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Giancarlo27

This is definitely his last season, and probably done largely to boost ticket sales/publicity/tv viewers/etc., but great news nonetheless.

If so, it worked.. because I just bought opening game tickets for the family. Haha.

JLChinn · 03-05-2018, 03:39 PM

I'm so excited, I just hope he doesn't end up going full Griffey :-/

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mlbfan10 · 03-05-2018, 03:56 PM

Love it, I never want him to stop playing

hornedfrog1985 · 03-05-2018, 03:59 PM

He will hit .350 and be co al mvp with judge

Bowman1951 · 03-05-2018, 04:02 PM

So this isn't just to retire with the team, like he's actually going to see some playing time?

okumeister · 03-05-2018, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Bowman1951

So this isn't just to retire with the team, like he's actually going to see some playing time?

He should get some playing time, though I presume he will be coming off bench most of the time.
It's not like one of those 1 day contract such as with Matui - Yankees had just to honor the player for retirement.
It's an actual 1 year deal for Ichiro - Mariners.

Rookiemonster · 03-05-2018, 04:22 PM

I called this !!

GoldPanner · 03-05-2018, 04:23 PM

All is right in this world

REGGIE206 · 03-05-2018, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Bowman1951

So this isn't just to retire with the team, like he's actually going to see some playing time?

I believe so. It’s not like the Mariners OF bench is anything worth talking about. Haha.

okumeister · 03-05-2018, 04:33 PM

Another year of Ichiro playing means another year of me buying Ichiro cards.
Oh my wallet

I hope this also means Topps can get him to sign some of the outstanding redemptions soon!

REGGIE206 · 03-05-2018, 05:44 PM

Ichiro reports that he has one more physical to complete before the deal is final. He is currently in Seattle right now.

TarjetasBéisbol · 03-05-2018, 05:48 PM

I hope he announces this is his final year so he can do a tour all year long, he deserves that. I also hope he goes back to Japan to play for Orix Blue Wave for a couple of years! Hopefully he will get an at bat against Ohtani too.

TASS · 03-05-2018, 05:55 PM

Good for Ichiro, good for baseball, good for the city of Seattle...............

Big35Hurt · 03-05-2018, 06:42 PM

That's awesome and where he belongs to end his career. Hopefully he hit's a HR off Otani in his last at-bat.

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Soxrule111 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: DeKalb Posts: 15,155 Soxrule111	This is fantastic. Always been one of my favorites, glad hes going "Home"

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Giancarlo27 Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: NYC Posts: 11,169	This is definitely his last season, and probably done largely to boost ticket sales/publicity/tv viewers/etc., but great news nonetheless. If only he wasn't too stubborn to admit that this is his last year so he can get the Mariano/Jeter like farewell tour he deserves. __________________ Collecting: Giancarlo Stanton, Sandy Koufax, Hideki Matsui, Topps Archives Autographs

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okumeister Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 11,478	Another year of Ichiro playing means another year of me buying Ichiro cards. Oh my wallet I hope this also means Topps can get him to sign some of the outstanding redemptions soon! __________________ Mainly collecting Topps Now Collecting following players : Ichiro, Christian Yelich, Noah Syndergaard, Michael Conforto

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TarjetasBéisbol Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: NOVA Posts: 10,906	I hope he announces this is his final year so he can do a tour all year long, he deserves that. I also hope he goes back to Japan to play for Orix Blue Wave for a couple of years! Hopefully he will get an at bat against Ohtani too. __________________ De oppresso liber - RLTW "The Mexicans taught me that trick", "Let me be very clear, crystal clear" Last edited by TarjetasBéisbol; 03-05-2018 at 06:14 PM.

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Big35Hurt Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 9,701	That's awesome and where he belongs to end his career. Hopefully he hit's a HR off Otani in his last at-bat.