Just like in year's past, Major League Baseball opened its season today in Tokyo, Japan with a game between the Seattle Mariners and the Oakland A's.
While a 6:00 am start on the east coast isn't terrible, for the fans of these two west coast teams, first pitch was 3:05 am.
For the fans in Japan though, this was a special occasion. Not only are the Mariners owned by a Japanese businessman, but it also marked the return of Japanese native, Ichiro Suzuki.
Play Ball!
And in Ichiro's first at bat, cameras were flashing all over the place
For some reason, ads on the uniforms are allowed when the games are played in Japan
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