OAKLAND -- Without fail, every time -- there's BoMel.
Just as the 2019 season opened up, Ichiro Suzuki decided he would play in his final major-league game in Tokyo. A's manager Bob Melvin was at the top of the opposing dugout paying his respects as the 10-time All-Star bid farewell to the game of baseball.
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Suzuki made sure to personally run over to Melvin and shake his hand.
Ever the professional, Melvin knows he's been able to witness some amazing things across his illustrious career.
"I think the longer you're around, the more you really understand those type of days," Melvin told NBC Sports California. "I know when I was a player it wasn't something I had a focus on, but Ichiro, I had a close relationship with him and his career is one of a kind, so you want to see how he's embraced -- you want to be there for something you know you're going to remember for a long time."
The Texas Rangers retired 21-year veteran third baseman Adrian Beltre's number in Arlington a few months later. The team hosted the A's, and there was Melvin, at the top of the dugout paying his respects once again.
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And despite being on the other side of Beltre's retirement ceremony last season, and receiving "a lot of pain from Beltre over the years," Melvin knew what he did during his time in the game had to be celebrated.
"The fact that he's such a great player and such a good guy, and I've had so many conversations with him and -- a Hall of Fame-type guy -- you want to be out there and really feel good about watching it and seeing how he's embraced by the fanbase."
These were some of those significant moments Melvin's collected over the years.
Beltre has a certain unique quality to him. Well, it's more of a rule, really.
Do not -- under any circumstances, touch his head. Unless maybe if you're Elvis Andrus.
"No -- I don't even think I'd try to go there," Melvin said.
"We did have a funny conversation," he recalled.
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When it was Yoenis Cespedes' first year, the A's were in Texas and Cespedes had slid into third base.
"His ankle was a little funky -- we weren't really sure, I went out there, and [Cespedes'] English isn't very good, so Adrian was translating for us, which was really funny."
"I could tell at times, he was trying to get Cespedes out of the game and Cespedes was looking like 'No, no, no,' so it ended up being a funny situation, but I've spent a lot of time on the other side against Adrian."