Baseball: Ichiro dodges question of possible return to Japan

Major league outfielder Ichiro Suzuki dodged a question about possibly returning to play in Nippon Professional Baseball on Saturday.Suzuki, who has 3,080 career major league hits, was in his hometown of Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, outside Nagoya to attend the closing ceremony of the Ichiro Cup youth baseball tournament.There, he addressed, "I want you have self-confidence, trust in yourselves, and be able to do what you have to do," Suzuki told the assembled youngsters.Currently without a major league job, Suzuki was asked if there was any possibility of his continuing his career in NPB."W…READ FULL ARTICLE