Source say New York Yankees will sign veteran right fielder Ichiro Suzuki – MLB Update
Sources agree that New York Yankees are now very close to sign veteran Major League Baseball professional Ichiro Suzuki. Not only Yankees are agreed to give him another chance but Suzuki himself wants to come and play for the Bronx side again.
"They are all over him, That (a deal with Ichiro) will happen," one source says for Ichiro and Yankees’ potential re-signing.
Suzuki enjoyed playing for the Yankees last Major League Baseball season and showed enormous power in the field as well as on the plate. He hit well and also proved his fielding skills with enormous consistency winning several crucial games for the Yankees.
Last season, along with some of the talented Major League outfielders Curtis Granderson and Brett Gardner, Suzuki showed his hidden skills and even received appreciation from both these world class outfielders.
Looking what he did for the Yankees in the recent past Major League outing, the Yankees are showing great interest signing Ichiro again for the next couple of seasons. Ichiro, 39 also will most likely to sign again with the Yankees as he felt quite confident
playing among the top Yankees players.
“He has a lot of interest from two or three teams but it could get done in the next couple of days,’’ a person familiar with the situation said of Ichiro playing again for the Yankees in the next baseball season.
Later Suzuki’s agent Tony Attanasio said and explained the situation, “At the beginning we talked a lot but since that time, zero, As far as we’re concerned, we don’t care what the Yankees do. We have had conversations with multiple clubs. If we see something
we like, he’ll go through with it.”
Last season, Ichiro joined the Yankees from the Seattle Mariners and achieved good numbers. He played consistently and finished the season with .283 hitting average along with 9 homers, 55 RBIs and .307 OBP.
Experts believe that eleven-year Major League experienced Ichiro is a good player and will provide Yankees great help offensively. Meanwhile, next few days are critical when Ichiro and Yankees decide regarding a potential re-signing.
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