Ichiro 认为把他自己交易出去,让出位置给新秀,对球队重建有帮助
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Mariners CEO Howard Lincoln says Ichiro requested trade several weeks ago
Posted by Geoff Baker
The Mariners have put out a release confirming the trade of Ichiro to the New
York Yankees today for pitchers DJ Mitchell and Danny Farquhar. In it,
Mariners CEO Howard Lincoln says Ichiro requested a trade several weeks ago.
Here is what Lincoln said:
"On behalf of our ownership group and everyone in the Seattle Mariners
organization, I thank Ichiro for the great career he's had here in Seattle.
"Several weeks ago, Ichiro Suzuki, through his long time agent, Tony
Attanasio, approached Chuck Armstrong and me to ask that the Mariners
consider trading him. Ichiro knows that the club is building for the future,
and he felt that what was best for the team was to be traded to another club
and give our younger players an opportunity to develop.
"Ichiro will be missed. He owns a long list of Major League Baseball and
Mariners club records, has earned many prestigious awards, and in my opinion,
he will someday be a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
"I know that I speak for all of Ichiro's fans, both here in the Pacific
Northwest, around this country and also throughout Japan, in wishing him and
his wife Yumiko the very best as he continues his baseball career with the
Yankees."