[新聞] Ichiro says he considered moving to Yankees
Mariners star Ichiro says he considered moving to Yankees
Tue Nov 27, 2:48 AM ET
TOKYO (AFP) - Ichiro Suzuki said he considered moving to the New York Yankees
before deciding -- with his wife's encouragement -- to stick with the
underperforming Seattle Mariners.
"I had been wavering in my mind since early spring," the Japanese baseball
star admitted in an interview with Kyodo News published Tuesday.
Ichiro said his friends spoke to him about options including returning to
Japan, joining compatriot slugger Hideki Matsui at the Yankees or playing
with Japanese pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka at the Boston Red Sox.
The seven-time All-Star outfielder, who holds the Major League record for
hits in a season, said he narrowed down his choice to the Yankees and
Mariners.
The 34-year-old, who was eligible to become a free agent at the end of the
last season, signed a five-year contract extension worth a reported 100
million dollars with the Seattle Mariners in July.
"I once thought that maybe it was only the Yankees who could make up for what
I would lose by leaving the Mariners and would provide satisfaction to me and
others," he said.
But he said the Japanese-owned Mariners "carried much heavier weight" for him
in the end.
Ichiro said he did not remember the exact moment he made the decision but it
was probably when he was having dinner with his wife, Yumiko, a 41-year-old
former television anchorwoman.
"I was wavering but let on an air like I wanted to play in Seattle. Yumiko
sensed it and told me, 'You don't want to leave here, do you?' I felt like I
got encouragement," he told Kyodo.
But Ichiro made no secret of his disappointments with the Mariners, who have
not gone to the playoffs since his debut year with them in 2001.
"Not only I but also Yumiko feel impatient at not being able to go to the
playoffs for years," he said.
Ichiro also said he has avoided major injuries despite more than 15 years as
a professional player by "not making efforts."
"What I mean by 'efforts' is enduring pain. In principle I don't do it unless
my body wants it," he said.
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