Even at 50 years old, Ichiro Suzuki is still wowing fans on the baseball field.
These days, the future Hall of Famer is giving back to the baseball community in his home country by teaching the next generation of Japanese players. Two weeks ago, he dropped by a high school to give some tips and hit a home run that shattered a classroom window. (The school hired a contractor to carefully remove the window without damaging it further so that it could be preserved as a souvenir of the legend’s visit.)
This week, Ichiro was at it again. On Tuesday, he and a team of former pros took on a an all-star team of high schoolers in an exhibition game at the Tokyo Dome. The game was just for fun, but Ichiro still played to win. He pitched for his team and utterly dominated, throwing a complete-game shutout on 116 pitches. He allowed five hits and two walks while striking out nine.
