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On 7 March 2018, Suzuki signed a one-year contract to return to the [[2018 Seattle Mariners season|Mariners]] after several team outfielders were injured during spring training.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 March 2018 |title=Mariners re-sign Ichiro |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/22678294/seattle-mariners-bring-back-ichiro-suzuki-1-year-deal |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308042245/http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/22678294/seattle-mariners-bring-back-ichiro-suzuki-1-year-deal |archive-date=8 March 2018 |access-date=7 March 2018 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press}}</ref> On [[Opening Day]], 29 March, against the [[Cleveland Indians]], Suzuki became the 20th outfielder all-time to record 5,000 [[List of Major League Baseball career putouts as an outfielder leaders|career putouts at the position]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The latest buzz around baseball star Ichiro Suzuki |url=http://nikkeivoice.ca/the-latest-buzz-around-baseball-star-ichiro-suzuki/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218083045/http://nikkeivoice.ca/the-latest-buzz-around-baseball-star-ichiro-suzuki/ |archive-date=18 February 2019 |access-date=18 February 2019 |website=Nikkei Voice}}</ref> At 44 years old, he entered the 2018 season as the second-oldest active player in baseball, behind only [[Bartolo Colón]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mintz |first=Jake |last2=Shusterman |first2=Jordan |date=29 March 2018 |title=Ichiro became the 5th-oldest player to start Opening Day; here are the others |url=https://www.mlb.com/cut4/the-oldest-players-to-start-on-opening-day/c-269990206 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218081745/https://www.mlb.com/cut4/the-oldest-players-to-start-on-opening-day/c-269990206 |archive-date=18 February 2019 |access-date=17 February 2019 |website=[[MLB.com]]}}</ref>
 
On 3 May, the Mariners announced that Suzuki would move to the front office as a special assistant to the chairman for the remainder of the season,<ref>{{Cite web |urllast=https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/Adams |first=Steve |date=May 3, 2018/05/ichiro-suzuki-retire-mariners-front-office.html |title=Ichiro Suzuki Moves To Front Office Role, Will Not Continue Playing In 2018 |websiteurl=MLB Trade Rumorshttps://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/05/ichiro-suzuki-retire-mariners-front-office.html |accessurl-datestatus=3 May 2018dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503214749/https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/05/ichiro-suzuki-retire-mariners-front-office.html |archive-date=3 May 2018 |urlaccess-statusdate=dead3 May 2018 |website=MLB Trade Rumors}}</ref> but Suzuki did not rule out a possible return as a player for the 2019 season.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gleeson |first=Scott |date=3 May 2018 |title=Ichiro Suzuki says he will retire 'when I start using a cane' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/mariners/2018/05/03/ichiro-suzuki-retirement-seattle-mariners-front-office/579669002/ |title=Ichiro Suzuki says he will retire 'when I start using a cane' |author=Scott Gleeson |work=USA TODAY Sports |date=3 May 2018 |accessurl-datestatus=3 July 2018live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623193604/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/mariners/2018/05/03/ichiro-suzuki-retirement-seattle-mariners-front-office/579669002/ |archive-date=23 June 2018 |urlaccess-statusdate=live3 July 2018 |website=USA TODAY Sports}}</ref> In his final game for the year on the previous day, he went 0-for-3 with a walk, a strikeout, and a run in a 3–2 loss to the [[Oakland Athletics]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SEA/SEA201805020.shtml |title=Oakland Athletics at Seattle Mariners Box Score |date=2 May 2018 |website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]] |access-date=3 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504091835/https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/SEA/SEA201805020.shtml |archive-date=4 May 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> This would end up being his last game played at Safeco Field. In 15 games played with the [[2018 Seattle Mariners season|2018 Mariners]], Suzuki batted 9-for-44 (.205/.255/.205) without an extra base hit, stolen base, or RBI.
 
At the time of his sabbatical as an active player, Suzuki held the record for most hits in Major League Baseball history by a foreign-born player (3,089). He was surpassed six weeks later by [[Adrián Beltré]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/adrian-beltre-passed-ichiro-suzuki-to-become-the-foreign-born-hits-leader/ar-AAyDJHo |title=Adrian Beltre passed Ichiro Suzuki to become the foreign-born hits leader |website=[[MSN]] |access-date=3 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703163433/https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/adrian-beltre-passed-ichiro-suzuki-to-become-the-foreign-born-hits-leader/ar-AAyDJHo |archive-date=3 July 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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