(1)Ichiro visits Orix camp, takes batting practice

(1)Ichiro visits Orix camp, takes batting practice

HIRARA, Japan - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (L) chats with Akira Ogi (R), his mentor and manager of the Orix Buffaloes, a new team created through the merger of the Orix BlueWave and the Kintetsu Buffaloes, on the Okinawa Prefecture island of Miyako on Feb. 6. Ichiro returned to his old spring training stomping grounds for the first time in five years since leaving the Orix BlueWave for a career in the major leagues. (Kyodo)

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