A day after announcing his retirement, Ichiro Suzuki flew back to Seattle on Friday from Narita airport near Tokyo, with the gate number of his flight changed in honor of the No. 51 he wore throughout most of his pro career.Wearing a black knit cap, a white T-shirt and jeans, Suzuki and his wife Yumiko arrived at the airport to cheers from well-wishers. The gate number was changed from 58B to 51 at the request of All Nippon Airways, which operated his flight."It's a show of respect for all he's done to this point," an airline spokesperson said. "We could make the change because it posed no …READ FULL ARTICLE
