Ichiro Suzuki has been suffering from a bleeding ulcer. That sounds incredibly painful.The sweet-swinging Seattle Mariners star was placed on the 15-day disabled list Friday, leaving his team without their Opening Day right fielder.
Doctors say the ulcer is no longer bleeding, but have restricted the 35-year-old's baseball-related activities in order to rehabilitate from his recent fatigue issues. The team is optimistic he’ll be ready to play when he’s able to come off the DL on April 15th.
Some blame the World Baseball Classic competition for not only Ichiro's ulcer, but the many other injuries suffered during the WBC by Americans, some who will now miss Opening Day festivities. Either Franklin Gutierrez or Endy Chavez will take over the leadoff spot in the batting order for the Mariners, and a variety of players could be used in right when the team opens the season Monday at Minnesota. Maybe Ken Griffey Jr. will get to play?
Here is a great read from The Seattle Times blog, shared with me by Kris Liakos of Walkoff Walk: An Inner Look at Ichiro.
[Seattle Times] | [U.S.S. Mariner] | [Japan Today]
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GO TWINS! Oh yeah, and that's a bummer about Ichiro.
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