Ichiro Suzuki Retired Four Years Ago. But He Can’t Quit Baseball.

Ichiro Suzuki strode onto the field at the Tokyo Dome and steadied himself for his first performance in that legendary stadium since his retirement from Major League Baseball more than four years earlier.

Here he was again, now 50 years old and in full uniform. On this night, one of the purest hitters in the history of the game was preparing to pitch. Suzuki steadied his small frame, peered over his glove and stared down his fearsome opponent in the batter’s box.