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Yankees acquire Ichiro Suzuki
The New York Yankees have acquired 10-time All-Star outfielder Ichiro Suzuki from the Seattle Mariners for a pair of pitching prospects.
The teams announced the trade Monday prior to their three-game series opener in Seattle. It was not immediately known if Ichiro, who had spent his entire major-league career with the Mariners, will be in uniform with the Yankees for the contest.
Seattle received reliever D.J. Mitchell and minor-league right-hander Danny Farquhar in exchange for Ichiro, the Mariners' all-time leader in batting average and hits.
The deal marks the end of Ichiro's historic tenure with the Mariners. Major League Baseball's first Japanese-born position player, Ichiro was named the American League's MVP and Rookie of the Year in 2001, when he helped lead Seattle to the best regular season in history.
Ichiro, 38, also won two AL batting titles and 10 Gold Glove awards in his 11-plus seasons with the Mariners.
Ichiro figures to provide a significant boost to the Yankees, who were swept by the Oakland Athletics in a four-game series this past weekend and have been searching for outfield depth since likely losing left fielder Brett Gardner to a season-ending elbow injury.
Mitchell, 25, posted a 3.86 ERA in four relief appearances for the Yankees this season.
Source: AP