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Ichiro is a god and idol in Japanese baseballstarted for the Seattle Mariners on Thursday in what the Japanese news agency Kyodo is reporting will be his final major league game.
"I wasn't quite sure," Servais said."I thought we'd give him the opportunity to go out there. And I'd love to see him get a couple of hits and finish on a high note here. I want to do the right thing." He saluted the crowd taking his spot in the outfield, and tossed a half-dozen balls to fans behind the third base dugout. In batting practice, fans in that same spot wore shirts saying"Ichiro is Life"and"I believe 3,090."
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