(1)MLB cancels Mariners-Athletics season openers in Japan

PEORIA, United States - Mariners leadoff man Ichiro Suzuki speaks to reporters in Peoria, Florida on March 18 after Major League Baseball announced the cancellation of a trip to Japan by the Seattle Mariners and Oakland Athletics to play their season openers at Tokyo Dome. ''We have no choice but to abide by the decision since the matter concerns our safety and people's lives,'' Suzuki said. (MLB)

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