Mariners officials arrive in Japan to meet Ichiro

OSAKA, Japan - Howard Lincoln, top management official of the Seattle Mariners, waives at photographers on arriving at Kansai International Airport on Nov. 15 to begin contract negotiations with seven-time Pacific League batting champion Ichiro Suzuki. Lincoln leads representatives of the American League club, which won exclusive negotiating rights to Suzuki with a bid of over $13 million earlier this month.

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