Before 27-year-old Ichiro Suzuki burst onto the Major League Baseball scene in 2001, he already had enjoyed a full career in his native Japan. A legendary caree

Undersized and with a weird swing, Ichiro Suzuki stood out because of two Hall of Fame careers across 28 years in pro baseball.

“Lou Piniella was very skeptical,” said Larry Stone, a Seattle Times baseball writer who has covered Ichiro’s career extensively. “That spring training, Ichiro started off not pulling the ball, not driving the ball. And Lou was like, ‘Who is this guy? When is he going to show me something?’”

Star outfielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Corbin Carroll was a kid growing up in Seattle during Ichiro Suzuki's time with the Mariners.