CLEVELAND — Don Wakamatsu couldn’t watch. David Aardsma, who threw it, had a sickening first thought that it was going out of the ballpark. Tie score.

Victor Martinez, who hit it, thought so, too. But then he remembered who was out in right field. That would be Ichiro, who raced down Martinez’s two-out, ninth-inning drive with a leaping catch at the right-field wall Sunday to preserve the Mariners’ 5-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians. “The only thing that was in my mind as soon the ball made contact with the bat was to catch it,” Ichiro said afterward, through interpreter Ken Barron. “Just like a dog chasing after a Frisbee.”

Click here to read the full article – By Larry Stone of Seattle Times

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Make it nine-for-nine for Ichiro Suzuki. The Mariners’ right fielder will be spending the All-Star break this year exactly the same way as the previous eight seasons — playing in the Midsummer Classic.

The 35-year-old hit machine, who started the season on the 15-day disabled list and missed the first eight games, more than made up for lost time and was named on Sunday as one of the American League’s starting outfielders for the July 14 All-Star Game at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. The rosters for both leagues were announced on Sunday during the MLB All-Star Selection Show presented by Pepsi.

Click here to read the full article – By Jim Street of MLB.com

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