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Preview: Change in status, style for Ichiro

Ichiro Suzuki waits his turn at batting practice during spring training this year in Peoria, Arizona.
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Ichiro Suzuki waits his turn at batting practice during spring training this year in Peoria, Arizona.

When the Mariners regular season opens in late March, Ichiro Suzuki will not be in the top spot in the batting order. And that's not the only change we're hearing about for Ichiro this week.

He is reportedly going to change his batting style as well.

We'll find out what KPLU sports commentator Art Thiel thinks about that, and about Ichiro batting third with Chone Figgins as the team's new leadoff hitter...coming up tomorrow morning at 5:35 and 7:35 on 88.5 KPLU. Check back here for a blog of our conversation.

 

Kirsten Kendrick hosts Morning Edition on KNKX and the sports interview series "Going Deep," talking with folks tied to sports in our region about what drives them — as professionals and people.
Art Thiel is a co-founder and writer for the rising sports website Sportspress Northwest. In 2003 Thiel wrote the definitive book about the Seattle Mariners, “Out of Left Field,” which became a regional bestseller. In 2009, along with Steve Rudman and KJR 950 afternoon host Mike Gastineau, Thiel authored “The Great Book of Seattle Sports Lists,” a cross between historylink.org and Mad Magazine that has become mandatory reading for any sports fan who has an indoor bathroom.