A big day for Major League Baseball and ICHIRO.
As you may already know, the 78th annual MLB All Stars Game was held in San Francisco today.
Not only did ICHIRO make baseball history by hitting the very first Inside the Park Home Run ever during an All Stars Game, he was also voted as the MVP Most Valuable Player of the game.
I have been watching ICHIRO closely ever since he started playing for the Seattle Mariners in 2001.
I have always been impressed by his excellent all-around abilities as a professional baseball player.
He can do it all. Run, hit, throw and catch.
I call him. MR. BASEBALL.
Take a look at the photo above/left.
It shows ICHIRO taking a low and outside pitch, and turning it into a base hit.
Creating something out of nothing.
That's the true meaning of alchemy.
In my opinion, he is the best all-around baseball player, anywhere, ever.
If he doesn't get into the American Baseball Hall of Fame in the near future, I will be extremely surprised.
A few years ago, I read an article about ICHIRO in the Hokkaido Newspaper.
It said that ICHIRO goes to the baseball stadium 3 hours before game time, just to stretch and warm up before the game starts.
Three hours before!!!
How is that for dedication?
What would you do if you knew you couldn't fail? Just ask ICHIRO.
He knows the answer for sure.
To find out more about this amazingly dedicated person, click on the blue ICHIRO link above.
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