Mr. Ichiro pitched in the match against Red and White
Ichiro, an instructor at the Major League Mariners, showed pitching that surprised the players, such as making a batter fly empty-handed as a pitcher in the red and white battle held at a camp in Arizona on the 21st. .
Retired last year, 46-year-old Ichiro is currently a Mariners instructor, teaching coaches at a camp in Peoria, Arizona.
Mariners played a red-and-white match starting on the runner's first base on the 21st to practice defense, and Ichiro pitched as a pitcher to a batter opponent from a position about 3 meters before the mound.
Mr. Ichiro showed a pitching that no other coach could do to a total of 20 players, such as taking advantage of a changing ball such as a two-seam and a slider to take a swing.
The young player who played against Ichiro was surprised and said, "It was a great experience throwing a great ball."
Mr. Ichiro will open the ceremony at the opening ceremony of the Mariners' baseball stadium on the 26th of next month.