Word of this deal has been around for a week or so, but today the Yankees officially announced that they have reached an agreement with outfielder Ichiro Suzuki to return to the team in 2013 and 2014. The 39 year old Ichiro will indeed be getting a two year contract that will pay him a $6.5 million salary in both 2013 and 2014, for a total of $13 million. One of the best contact hitters in recent memory, Ichiro is just 394 hits shy of 3,000 in his MLB career, despite getting a late start in the states due to beginning his career in his native Japan.
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WOW 39 YEAR OLD PLAYER WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE YANKEES ARE THEY KIDDING THEY BETTER DO SOMETHING BIG OR THEY WILL GET 20,000 FANS A GAME IAM NOT GOING TO PAY A DIME TO SEE THIS TEAM
i'm sure they aren't losing that knowledgeable of a fan…
How will the Yankees cope with such a diminishment of capital letters?
WUT R U TALKIN ABOUT CAPITOL LETTARS IS Y WE SYNED EECHIRO> HELOOO HAVE U S33N TEH MOVIE MRS 30000 LOL
Nothing like being trolled by the git- r- dun guy.Hows the new larry the cable guy movie going?
I'm curious. Exactly what language is this written in?
Perhaps I'm being an optimist, but I read this post as being satirical. Kudos to you.
For a moment there, I thought I had mistakenly logged onto the MLB or ESPN websites and was looking at posts from their "fan base." Noooooooooooooooooooo…!