Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki sometimes does not dress near his locker because he is fearful of a rumor that a Japanese publication has offered a $1 million reward for a photo of him naked, according to a Tacoma News Tribune report.

"We've heard about it," said Ted Heid, the Mariners' director of Pacific Rim scouting. "We've heard that it might even be as high as $2 million."

Ichiro said: "I don't understand it."

Last year, some Japanese reporters used a hidden camera to photograph another Japanese player on the Mariners, closer Kazuhiro Sasaki, while he was at a pub. So whenever there is a large presence of Japanese media in the clubhouse, which is often, Ichiro dresses somewhere other than his locker.