Mariners chairman John Stanton made the announcement during a jersey retirement ceremony for Ichiro, where the Mariners retired the right fielder's No. 51 in conjunction with him becoming a first-ballot Hall of Famer. Ichiro was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame last month as part of the Class of 2025.

The Seattle Mariners have retired Ichiro Suzuki's iconic No. 51 jersey in a ceremony at T-Mobile Park. Suzuki, a recent Hall of Fame inductee, becomes the third Mariners player to receive this

The Seattle Mariners are still holding a grudge against the unidentified voter who left Ichiro Suzuki off their Hall of Fame ballot. The Mariners held a ceremony before Saturday’s game to retire Ichiro’s number following his recent induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame.