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Ichiro announces retirement after Mariners’ final game in Tokyo

After announcing his retirement to Seattle media in a small news conference, Ichiro returns to the Tokyo Dome turf to take a victory lap and salute the fans. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)
After announcing his retirement to Seattle media in a small news conference, Ichiro returns to the Tokyo Dome turf to take a victory lap and salute the fans. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times)

The Japanese baseball icon burst onto the MLB scene in 2001 and was an All-Star and Gold Glove winner in each of his first 10 seasons with the Mariners. He will be eligible for the Hall of Fame in 2025.

The body of a Kittitas County Sheriff’s deputy is draped with a U.S. flag as it is carried out of Kittitas Valley Healthcare Hospital in the early morning hours of Wednesday, March 20, 2019, in Ellensburg, Wash. A sheriff’s deputy was killed and a police officer was injured after an exchange of gunfire during an attempted traffic stop. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) WATW102 WATW102 WATW102 WATW102

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Following lunch it’s nap time for Amy, left, and Macy in what owner Lori Stout calls their “wreck” room. Amy weights 250-pounds and Macy 150. Northwest Wanderings. REF to more photos online Update on Amy the pig and her mates in rural Auburn, WA on Wed March 6, 2019 209538

Remember Amy, the dog-like pig? She’s grown up and retired now

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Michaele Razi CQ, left, dressed as a witch from Harry Potter, gets a kick out of Jackie Yeo’s Jawa from Star Wars outfit at Emerald City Comic Con Thursday. Both wear homemade costumes with peaked tops. Yeo flew in from Anchorage, Alaska during spring break just for the event which runs through Sunday at the Washington State Convention Center. (They don’t know each other but met on the floor among vendor booths) Ref to more photos online LO First day at Emerald City Comic Con at the Washington State Convention Center Thursday March 14, 2019 209621
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