My Boston Red Sox defeated the Seattle Mariners 2-1 earlier today to wrap up a three-game series at Fenway Park. And one of the most striking things about the Mariners' box score is the batting average of Ichiro Suzuki, which is still at a sub-par level. At .290, this Japanese juggernaut's batting average far below what he is capable of. Since his rookie season in 2001, Suzuki has batted .350, .321, ..312, .372, .303, .322 and .351.
Surely, the right fielder-turned center fielder has not lost his touch, but something is definitely going on with the Kasugai, Japan, native. I am used to enjoying seeing him perform with such grace that slapping hits into the outfield, beating out infield singles and throwing out runners with pinpoint precision look ridiculously easy. He will obviously snap out of it, but the All-Star is about a month away and such a low batting average leaves Major League Baseball fans to wonder: What's wrong with Ichiro?
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