Even six years into retirement, Ichiro Suzuki retains his burning passion for baseball, training hard every day so he can still drive the ball over the wall in batting practice while throwing a fastball nearly 140 kilometers (87 miles) per hour.
Since earning the credential needed for former pros to coach college and high school players in Japan, Ichiro, who was elected to the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday, has instructed players at 11 carefully selected high schools since 2020.
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