Ichiro Suzuki's bronze statue loses its bat in an unveiling gone wrong at Mariners home ballpark

Ichiro Suzuki, 1 of the top players successful Seattle Mariners history, was honored with a bronze statue extracurricular the team’s location ballpark this week.

But Friday's unveiling went sideways, with immoderate fans suggesting the Mariners struck out. Moments aft the curtain dropped to uncover the monolithic statue modeled aft Suzuki’s signature batting stance, the bat the Baseball Hall of Famer was holding snapped and tilted backward.

The bat, initially upright, appeared to drawback connected the curtain, snapping arsenic it was pulled distant for the reveal.

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The bat connected the Ichiro Suzuki statue was breached during the unveiling ceremonial earlier the crippled against the Houston Astros astatine T-Mobile Park successful Seattle connected April 10, 2026. (Jack Compton/Getty Images)

Despite the hiccup, Suzuki and chap Mariners large Ken Griffey Jr. appeared to laughter it off. The Mariners rapidly leaned into the moment, responding with humor.

Ichiro Suzuki, Edgar Martinez and Ken Griffey Jr. laughter aft the bat of the Ichiro Suzuki statue broke during its unveiling earlier the crippled against the Houston Astros astatine T-Mobile Park successful Seattle, Washington, connected April 10, 2026. (Jack Compton/Getty Images)

After handing retired replica statues to the archetypal 40,000 fans who went done the turnstiles Friday, the Mariners posted a photograph connected X of the giveaway — present with a breached bat.

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The MLB announced successful January 2025 that Suzuki would get a statue paying tribute to his famed batting stance.

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In July of past year, helium became the 4th subordinate whose fig was retired by the Mariners and was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He was besides honored successful the Mariners Hall of Fame successful 2022.

Suzuki is conscionable the 4th subordinate successful Mariners past to person his fig retired and the archetypal calved successful Japan inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He has besides been a subordinate of the Mariners Hall of Fame since 2022.

Ichiro Suzuki answers questions from the media aft the unveiling of his statue earlier the crippled against the Houston Astros astatine T-Mobile Park successful Seattle connected April 10, 2026. (Jack Compton/Getty Images)

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He was named the American League MVP successful 2001 and is simply a ten-time All-Star. Suzuki made his MLB debut with the Mariners successful 2001 earlier aboriginal having stints with the New York Yankees and Miami Marlins, past closing retired his vocation successful Seattle for a 2nd stint with the team.

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