The legend of Japanese baseball and Big Leagues, Ichiro Suzukiwill be the special guest at the ePremier12 Championship on November 23 of this year, where he will support the players who will be competing for the world title.
Ichiro Suzuki He is considered one of the most important players in world baseball for the illustrious career he had in the Nippon Professional Baseball y Major League Baseball (MLB), respectively. He dedicated 28 years of his life where he established the best records ever seen in history. These numbers will allow you to effectively enter the Hall of Fame in his election year.
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Ichiro Suzuki will be the special guest at the WBSC eBaseball tournament
Now, in the enclosure of the Tokyo Dome the tournament will take place WBSC eBaseball (video game) where they will have the presence of the former big leagues Ichiro Suzukiwho will be at the inaugural game encouraging each of the participants, this was announced through the official website of World Baseball Softball Confederation on Wednesday, November 13.
In addition to this, the legendary Japanese athlete will reward the champion of the event ePremier12also counting on the presence of the president of the WBSC, Ricardo Fraccari and a representative of THE MINDaccording to the statement that was published in the morning.
The four best players in the world eBaseball will be measured in Tokyo in the Super Ronda for the trophy. The participants are Ben Zen who represents Mexico, Dashu of China Taipei, ABOVE of Japan y NEGRAY.
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The contest will be shared for free on the different official digital platforms of WBSC both in YouTube, Facebook and Twitch (English Narration).
Ichiro Suzuki concluded his career in The Majors in 2019. In his 19 seasons he accumulated 3,089 hits, 1,420 runs scored, 780 runs batted in, 509 stolen bases, a lifetime average of .311 and an on-base percentage of .355. He led the hits department in seven seasons, twice the batting title and once in stolen bases. However, he won the AL MVP award in his first year (2001).
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