Ichiro made his Cactus League debut Sunday and there were so many emotions
"ICH-I-RO, ICH-I-RO" chants were heard as he approached the plate for his first at-bat of the day:
Nice ovation for Ichiro in his first AB pic.twitter.com/xJ7fyhoV4h
— Lookout Landing (@LookoutLanding) March 11, 2018
"It was quiet, but we just got Ichiro, so it kind of livened up a bit here,"
To start things off, the 10-time All-Star took a ride in a golf cart into the dugout, because he can do that:
Forget bullpen carts, Ichiro just took a golf cart to the dugout to a rousing set of applause.. I guess when you're 44...
— C. Trent Rosecrans (@ctrent) March 11, 2018
And he wasn't the only one to notice the energy that was reintroduced to the baseball world.
We were also a bit emotional for the return of Ichiro:
So beautiful. Brings a tear to the eye. pic.twitter.com/FXwcQC6tw4
— Cut4 (@Cut4) March 11, 2018
He looked the part:
Looking good, Ichiro. #SpringTraining pic.twitter.com/eRS8MAL4z5
— MLB (@MLB) March 11, 2018
It's real, and it's happening. Ichiro is back!