Ichiro announces his retirement after Mariners´ final game in Japan
(WorldNews Japan)

TOKYO - He waited until he came home to say goodbye. After a brilliant career that spanned 28 seasons and two leagues, blossoming from a standout to a star to an icon and eventually to the greatest baseball player in Japanese history and a certain first-ballot Hall of Famer, Ichiro is walking away from the game that has meant so much to him and defined his life. Following the Mariners´ 5-4 extra-innings win against the Oakland A´s on Thursday in Tokyo, in which Ichiro started in right field and went 0 for 4, Ichiro walked into the batter´s cage near the Mariners´ clubhouses in the Tokyo Dome to meet with a small group of U.S. media members. Mariners teammates and coaching staff filled into...