Ichiro looking to play beyond Tokyo openers: agent

Ichiro Suzuki expects March's season openers at Tokyo Dome to be the start of something big rather than a swan song, his agent said recently."He's not looking at this like it's the end. He's working toward playing the whole season," agent John Boggs told Kyodo News about his client.The 45-year-old Suzuki, played just 15 games for the Seattle Mariners last season before putting his playing career on hiatus when the team had no room for him on the roster.Instead of being released, the Mariners made him an assistant to the chairman. In that position, he continued to work out and prepare to res…READ FULL ARTICLE