NewsMariners announce plans to create Ichiro statue following Hall of Fame induction, jersey retirement

[Desmond Milligan 0]

The Seattle Mariners are immortalizing franchise legend Ichiro Suzuki even more. The team announced Saturday that it will be creating a statue of Ichiro that will sit outside T-Mobile Park, with the statue set to be unveiled next season.

The announcement came during a jersey retirement ceremony for Ichiro, where the Mariners retired the right fielder's No. 51 in conjunction with him becoming a first-ballot Hall of Famer. Ichiro was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame last month as part of the Class of 2025.

Per the release, the statue will feature Ichiro in his signature batting stance, with his left hand on his right shoulder and his right hand holding the bat aloft.

Ichiro will become the fourth Mariners player to have a statue outside T-Mobile Park, joining Dave Niehaus, Ken Griffey Jr. and Edgar Martinez. Niehaus' statue was put up first, in 2011, followed by Griffey in 2017 and Martinez in 2021.

This story will be updated.

View the full article