50-Year-Old Ichiro Suzuki Crushed a Homer That Shattered a Window

Ichiro Suzuki’s batting practice power is the stuff of legends. “He hits more home runs than anyone in batting practice,” Barry Bonds said in 2016, when Bonds was Suzuki’s hitting coach with the Marlins and Suzuki was 42. Ichiro once also claimed that he could hit 40 home runs in a season if he wanted to focus on power at the expense of contact. 

Even now, at age 50, Ichiro can still crush the ball. He dropped by a high school in Hokkaido this weekend to help coach the school’s team, and of course he also stepped into the box to take a few swings. Not only did Ichiro hit one out of the park, he hit one so far that it broke one of the school’s windows. 

#イチロー さん(50)
フリー打撃で校舎の窓ガラスを破壊 pic.twitter.com/gI3SHp2SEm

— 猫輔🍁 (@NekoSuke5_5) November 6, 2023