Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki statue reveal doesn't go like anyone planned
Seattle probably didn't plan it like this.
Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki statue reveal doesn't go like anyone planned originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Seattle Mariners have unveiled a statue of Ichiro Suzuki, a totally logical move.
There's just one problem: Ichiro's bat is broken. In one of the oddest twists you can imagine, the bat is there on Ichiro's statue, but it's bent nearly 90 degrees from where you'd expect. It's as if he got hit by a pitch right in off the handle and the bat snapped.
Except, well, this is a metal statue, so that doesn't quite make sense. MORE: Yankees outfielder once battled ostrich in 11-plate spaghetti-eating contest Regardless of the reason, it's the reality. The Mariners are working to fix it.
In the meantime, Ichiro had a great joke about the Yankees legend Mariano Rivera's famous bat-breaking cutter. Slight malfunction upon reveal… Ichiro laughed it off, and the bat is in the process of being moved upright. “I didn’t think Mariano would come out here and break the bat.