PEORIA, Ariz. -- It was the middle of last year when something odd happened to Ichiro Suzuki. The man who'd won eight batting titles in the past 11 years decided to change his stance. When you ...

Ichiro Suzuki entered the league just nine years ago. He won the A.L MVP and the Rookie of the Year in his first year while leading the Mariners to 116 wins (a MLB record). He averages over 200 ...

Ichiro Suzuki is rooting around in the batter’s box dirt, using his left spike to smooth the clay in what is essentially his office. Then he twirls the bat around, pauses and holds it vertica… ...

Some MLB players have classic batting stances and elegant swings that embody the Platonic ideal of a big league hitter. ... No. 5: RF Ichiro Suzuki 6 of 10. Ted S. Warren/Associated Press.

The batting stances that hitters employ are what helps to make the game of baseball so unique. From the wide open to the closed, ... Seattle Mariners: Ichiro Suzuki 25 of 30.

Ichiro Suzuki—just his name brings a smile to baseball fans. The post A Star Like No Other: ... His manager at the time wasn’t a fan of his quirky, pendulum-like batting stance.

Pitching motions and batting stances are commonly similar between major league players. ... Ichiro Suzuki 7 of 50. Someone should find Ichiro Suzuki a uniform that fits him properly.

In 2004, Ichiro notched a major league record 262 base hits and a .372 batting average. Suzuki spent 11-plus seasons with the Mariners before being traded to the New York Yankees in July 2012.