Ichiro Suzuki’s statue unveiling has a mishap as bat snaps during ceremony
The Mariners quickly repaired the statue and updated a replica giveaway for 40,000 fans after the bat broke during the reveal.
- The Seattle Mariners unveiled a statue of Hall of Fame outfielder Ichiro Suzuki outside T-Mobile Park, but the bronze bat snapped as the covering was removed during the ceremony.
- Designed by Chicago artist Lou Cella, the sculpture honors Suzuki's iconic batting stance and reflects a storied career that included 262 hits in 2004 and 3,089 career hits across 19 Major League Baseball seasons.
- Broadcaster Rick Rizzs, alongside former teammates Ken Griffey Jr. and Edgar Martinez, joined a jovial Suzuki, who joked that New York Yankees Hall of Fame closer Mariano Rivera 'got the best of him again.'
- Mariners staff repaired the sculpture within the hour, while the team posted an updated Ichiro Replica Statue giveaway image showing the broken bat to social media for the first 40,000 fans.
- This monument joins statues of Griffey, Martinez, and broadcaster Dave Niehaus outside the ballpark, cementing Suzuki's place among the most influential players in Seattle Mariners franchise history.
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The Seattle TimesMariners unveil broken Ichiro statue outside of T-Mobile Park
SEATTLE — A few minutes after the not-so-smooth unveiling of the newest Mariners statue, Ken Griffey Jr. approached Ichiro inside a ground-floor hallway at T-Mobile Park and professed his innocence.
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