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Ichiro Suzuki: Is He Just a Name, or Will He Improve the New York Yankees?

six months after pulling off a major trade with the Seattle Mariners, the New York Yankees and Mariners made headlines once again Monday when it was learned that longtime Mariner Ichiro Suzuki was traded to the Yankees.

The Yankees traded pitchers D.J. Mitchell and Danny Fahrquar to the Mariners in exchange for the 12-year veteran.

Ichiro will help bolster a Yankee lineup that recently lost outfielder Brett Gardner for the season because of an elbow injury.

The Yankees and Mariners made a splash during this past hot stove season when the Yankees sent top catching prospect Jesus Montero to the Mariners in exchange for Michael Pineda.

The first Japanese hitter to find success in the majors, Ichiro has firmly cemented his place ...

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