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

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

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

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

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

Despite nan hiccup, Suzuki and chap Mariners awesome Ken Griffey Jr. appeared to laughter it off. The Mariners quickly leaned into nan moment, responding pinch humor.

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

After handing retired replica statues to nan first 40,000 fans who went done nan turnstiles Friday, nan Mariners posted a photograph connected X of nan giveaway — now pinch a surgery 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, he became nan 4th subordinate whose number was retired by nan Mariners and was inducted into nan National Baseball Hall of Fame. He was besides honored successful nan Mariners Hall of Fame successful 2022.

Suzuki is conscionable nan 4th subordinate successful Mariners history to person his number retired and nan first born successful Japan inducted into nan National Baseball Hall of Fame. He has besides been a personnel of nan Mariners Hall of Fame since 2022.

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

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

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