It will be a separate occasion from the No. 51 jersey retirement of right fielder Ichiro Suzuki, which is planned for Aug. 9. In 2001, three years after Johnson left Seattle, Suzuki arrived and ...

He was famous in a period before Japanese players like Ichiro Suzuki and Shohei Ohtani began to star in North American MLB. Ohtani posted three photos of himself with Nagashima on social media ...

After Johnson was traded to the Houston Astros in 1998, his No. 51 wasn't worn by a Mariners player until 2001, when 2025 National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Ichiro Suzuki made his MLB debut.

The country of Japan has produced some of baseball's greatest players. From Seattle Mariners legend Ichiro Suzuki to Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani, many of MLB's most exciting talents ...

TOKYO (AP) — Shigeo Nagashima, who was known in Japan as “Mr. Pro Baseball” and was one of the most famous people in the country during his playing days, has died. He was 89. His death was ...

It will be a separate occasion from the No. 51 jersey retirement of right fielder Ichiro Suzuki, which is planned for Aug. 9. In 2001, three years after Johnson left Seattle, Suzuki arrived and ...

He joins former teammates Ken Griffey Jr. (#24) and Edgar Martinez (#11), as well as Ichiro Suzuki, whose number 51 will also be retired in August, as the only players in team history to earn the ...

This will actually be the second time the Mariners retire the No. 51 as they plan to do so for Ichiro Suzuki, who spent 14 years with the team and earned 10 All-Star appearances and one AL MVP on ...

It will be a separate occasion from the No. 51 jersey retirement of right fielder Ichiro Suzuki, which is planned for Aug. 9. In 2001, three years after Johnson left Seattle, Suzuki arrived and ...