Baseball: Ichiro Suzuki statue unveiled, but bat snaps during ceremony

A bronze statue of Ichiro Suzuki, the first Japanese member of the U.S. Baseball Hall of Fame, was unveiled near the home stadium of the Seattle Mariners on Friday, but the bat on the statue snapped during the ceremony.The mishap happened during the ceremony at T-Mobile Park in Seattle when Ichiro pulled back the curtain covering the statue together with his former teammates and fellow Hall of Famers Ken Griffey Jr. and Edgar Martinez."In the Hall of Fame, I was one vote short, and today, the bat was broken," Ichiro said. "It reminded me that I'm still lacking something, so I believe this …READ FULL ARTICLE