It was Ichiro at his purest. The one-of-a-kind right fielder, now the first Japanese player headed to Cooperstown, was an athlet ...

The only real question looming is whether Ichiro becomes the first position ... grass and go through his familiar workout routine — stretching, throwing and shagging fly balls and, after all ...

The sight of Ichiro constantly stretching between pitches and in the outfield is as much a part of his lasting image as him sprinting down the first-base line or racing into the corner to make ...