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After 25 seasons in professional baseball, and with 4,308 hits — 1,278 in Japan and another 3,030 in MLB — under his belt, the left-handed hitting machine has no designs on retiring now or anytime soon.
This isn’t an assumption on our part either. It’s based on comments Ichiro made to the Miami Herald on Wednesday, which included the line “I think I’ll die” in regard to when, or maybe we should say if, retirement ever becomes a reality.
At 43, he is the oldest position player in the majors. Only Braves pitcher Bartolo Colon — 51 days his senior — is older among active players. And yet there is no sign of quit in him.
He said he wants to continue playing until he’s 50.
“I’m not joking when I say it,” Ichiro said.
We’re not joking when we say we fully believe that’s his intention. We’re also not joking when we say we believe he’ll be able to pull it off.
There are two things Ichiro has seemingly perfected. The first is slapping the opposing hurler’s best pitch to left field for a hit. The other is his conditioning. Ichiro is always in remarkable shape, and that’s translated to him staying healthy and remaining a productive player.
After 25 seasons in professional baseball, and with 4,308 hits — 1,278 in Japan and another 3,030 in MLB — under his belt, the left-handed hitting machine has no designs on retiring now or anytime soon.
This isn’t an assumption on our part either. It’s based on comments Ichiro made to the Miami Herald on Wednesday, which included the line “I think I’ll die” in regard to when, or maybe we should say if, retirement ever becomes a reality.
At 43, he is the oldest position player in the majors. Only Braves pitcher Bartolo Colon — 51 days his senior — is older among active players. And yet there is no sign of quit in him.
He said he wants to continue playing until he’s 50.
“I’m not joking when I say it,” Ichiro said.
We’re not joking when we say we fully believe that’s his intention. We’re also not joking when we say we believe he’ll be able to pull it off.
There are two things Ichiro has seemingly perfected. The first is slapping the opposing hurler’s best pitch to left field for a hit. The other is his conditioning. Ichiro is always in remarkable shape, and that’s translated to him staying healthy and remaining a productive player.