As the Seattle Mariners unveiled their third statue in franchise history outside T-Mobile Park, one of Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki, there was a blip.
A bronze statue that depicted Suzuki in his famed batting stance appeared to be defective when it was displayed Friday morning. Suzukis bat snapped near the handle, and the barrel veered off to the right-hand side.
After the ceremony, Suzuki joked that New York Yankees Hall of Fame closer Mariano Rivera got the best of him.
I didnt think Mariano would come out here, Suzuki said with a smile, and break the bat.
It did not take long for the Mariners to fix the statue; Suzukis bat was soon turned upright and reconnected at the handle. Suzuki, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame last summer, became only the third Mariners player to have his number retired by the franchise last year as well, joining Ken Griffey Jr. ( No. 24 ) and Edgar Martinez ( No. 11 ) .
Griffey and Martinez joined Suzuki outside T-Mobile Park on Friday, and all three pulled a tarp off the statue together. Suzuki made history last summer as the first Japanese-born player inducted into the Hall of Fame, and earning a near-unanimous 99.7% of the vote from the Baseball Writers Association of America.
The way a jovial Suzuki saw it, his statue having an imperfection was only fitting.
In the Hall of Fame, I was short one vote, Suzuki said. Today, the bat was broke. It kind of lets me know that Im still not there, that I still need to keep going. So, this is a good example of that.
西雅图（美联社）——哎呀，糟了。
当西雅图水手队在 T-Mobile 公园外揭幕队史第三座雕像——纪念名人堂成员铃木一朗时，现场出现了一个小插曲。
周五早晨展出的铃木一郎标志性击球姿势铜像似乎存在缺陷。其球棒在握柄附近断裂，棒头部分向右倾斜。
仪式结束后，铃木开玩笑说，纽约洋基队的名人堂终结者马里亚诺 · 里维拉让他吃了亏。
" 没想到马里亚诺会来这里，" 铃木笑着说，" 还把球棒打断了。"
水手队很快就修复了雕像——铃木的球棒很快被扶正并重新接好了手柄。去年夏天入选名人堂的铃木，也成为该队史上第三位获得球衣退役殊荣的球员，此前仅有小肯 · 格里菲（24 号）和埃德加 · 马丁内斯（11 号）享此荣誉。
周五，小格里菲（Griffey）和马丁内斯（Martinez）在 T-Mobile 公园外与铃木一朗（Suzuki）汇合，三人共同为雕像揭幕。去年夏天，铃木一朗作为首位入选名人堂的日本出生球员创造了历史，并以 99.7% 的近乎全票支持率获得美国棒球作家协会的认可。
在开朗的铃木看来，他的雕像存在瑕疵反而恰如其分。
铃木（注：根据《新华社人名翻译规范》将 "Suzuki" 译为 " 铃木 "）表示：' 在名人堂评选中，我只差一票落选。今天球棒又断了，这让我意识到自己仍有不足，还需继续努力。眼前的事正是最好的证明。'
