SEATTLE — One is a Mariners legend of the past, and the other is a superstar in the making.
And as Ichiro goes into the Mariners’ Hall of Fame on Saturday, and Julio Rodriguez keeps insinuating his way into the national consciousness, it’s both heartwarming and somehow fitting to know that the bond between these once and future kings of Seattle baseball is strong, and ever-growing.
“It happened so naturally that you don’t even have to say we have a special bond,” Ichiro said, speaking through interpreter Allen Turner. “It’s like it’s always been there. And maybe that is special, because it’s such a natural thing that just kind of came together. Maybe that’s what special is.”
