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Mariners lose again: Ulcer disables Ichiro

Updated: April 3, 2009, 5:43 PM ET
By Rob Neyer

The Seattle Times' Geoff Baker on the Ulcer Heard 'Round the Northwest:

Ichiro has been placed on the 15-day DL after doctors found he had a bleeding ulcer. The M's say it's no longer bleeding, but obviously, playing baseball is not in his best interests at the moment.

"It was a very difficult decision to place Ichiro on the disabled list," Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik said in a release, "especially since we know what a fierce competitor he is, and how important it is to him to help ...

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