Seattle Mariners break Ichiro Suzuki's bat during statue unveiling

Ichiro statue breaks during unveiling ceremony

Oops! The Seattle Mariners unveiled a statue of MLB legend Ichiro Suzuki on Friday — except they broke part of it as they pulled the cover off!

SEATTLE - Oops! The Seattle Mariners unveiled a statue honoring Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki, only to accidentally break the statue's bat during the ceremony.

The Mariners retired Ichiro's No. 51 jersey back in August 2025, and dedicated a statue to him outside T-Mobile Park. During the unveiling ceremony on Friday, you can see the bat break as the cover is pulled away, leaving the Ichiro statue holding a broken, lopsided baseball bat.

Ichiro, Edgar Martinez, and Ken Griffey Jr. were in attendance, and were seen pointing and laughing at the broken bat.

Ichiro statue unveiled outside of T-Mobile Park (with a broken baseball bat).

"There was a fastball inside," joked Rick Rizzs, who presided over the ceremony, "but he still got a base hit!"

Rizzs laughed as he said, "What a remarkable piece of art!"

Close-up of the broken bat on the Ichiro statue.

The Mariners fixed the statue within the hour, but for a short time, visitors would have had to imagine Ichiro simply knocked another one out of the park!

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