Ichiro Suzuki and Hideki Matsui are baseball heroes, but sometimes they seem like superhuman demi-gods living on a higher plane.

铃木一朗和松井秀喜是棒球英豪，但是更多的时候，他们就像是神一般高高在上地存在于我们的心中。

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So why all the fuss about one Japanese player Ichiro Suzuki (just plain "Ichiro" to his fans) joining the American League and playing outfield for the Seattle Mariners.

因此，日本名将铃木一郎（球迷称他“一郎”）加入美国联盟，并在西雅图水手队打外野又有什么值得大惊小怪的？

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Ichiro Suzuki is huge in Japan and he's a fan favorite in Seattle.

铃木一朗在日本很红，而他在西雅图很受球迷喜爱。

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In fact, when the pair and fellow outfielder Ichiro Suzuki saw reporters studying their positioning today, they conspired to switch things up and play Ichiro in center and Gardner in right, "so you guys would really figure something weird was going on, " Gardner said with a laugh.

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Neither are the Angels' Torii Hunter, the Phillies' Ryan Howard or the Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki.

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Ichiro Suzuki singled and stole two bases, but Nix was caught looking at strike three.

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