{"id":576642,"date":"2026-04-10T21:14:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T21:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/576642\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T21:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T21:14:09","slug":"watch-ichiro-statue-break-at-mariners-unveiling-outside-of-t-mobile-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/576642\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Ichiro Statue Break at Mariners&#8217; Unveiling Outside of T-Mobile Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">The unveiling of Seattle Mariners icon Ichiro Suzuki&#8217;s statue outside of T-Mobile Park on Friday didn&#8217;t go as planned. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">During the ceremony, the bat in the statue&#8217;s hand broke as it was being revealed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Ichiro wasn&#8217;t bothered by the malfunction, joking about legendary closer Mariano Rivera. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">&#8220;I didn&#8217;t think Mariano would come out here and break the bat,&#8221; Ichiro said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Mariners legend Ken Griffey Jr. was in attendance for the event and also joked about the broken bat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">&#8220;I did not do that,&#8221; Griffey said, per\u00a0<a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong css-lu48cp\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RyanDivish\/status\/2042676019354833025?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Ryan Divish<\/a>\u00a0of the\u00a0Seattle Times.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">The statue later appeared to be fixed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Seattle\u00a0<a class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-inherit MuiLink-root MuiLink-underlineAlways MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__ui__link__medium_strong css-lu48cp\" href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/25233733-ichiro-be-honored-statue-mariners-stadium-2026-after-jersey-retirement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">initially announced<\/a>\u00a0that Ichiro would receive a statue in Aug. 2025, the same day that the team retired his No. 51 jersey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">The 10-time All-Star spent the majority of his MLB career on the Mariners, suiting up in 1,861 games with the team across two separate stints from 2001-12 and 2018-19.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-bp_small__body__article__medium css-1vqr2el\">Ichiro won American League MVP honors to go along with AL Rookie of the Year recognition for his 2001 season. 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