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Ichiro Suzuki / ˈiːtʃɪroʊ suːˈzuːki / (鈴木 一朗, Suzuki Ichirō, born 22 October 1973), also known mononymously as Ichiro (イチロー, Ichirō), is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder who played for 28 seasons.

Ichiro Suzuki’s 3,089 hits, 509 stolen bases and 10 Gold Glove Awards tell only part of the story of a player who didn’t appear in a big league game until he was 27 years old. A legend in Japan before he ever appeared in the majors, Ichiro had a passion for baseball like few before or since.

It’s official… Ichiro will be welcomed into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on July 27! The Class of 2025 inductee began his storied MLB career with the Mariners in 2001 as the first Japanese position player to play in the Majors. He’ll now make history again as the first Japanese-born player to enter the Hall. Ichiro spent 14 of his 19 MLB seasons here in Seattle, where he leads …

Jan 20, 2025 · Ichiro topped that interest level, wrote Robert Whiting in his book “The Samurai Way of Baseball.” “Ichiro was the first to appear front and center ever single day — a slender Japanese among pumped up musclemen, sparking big American teammates to victory — and the public could simply not get enough of this delectable sight,” he wrote.

Ichiro was also voted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame this month, getting 323 out of 349 votes in his first year of eligibility. In 2022, he was the first Asian player to be inducted into ...

6 days ago · Ichiro Suzuki (born October 22, 1973, Kasugai, Japan) is a Japanese baseball player who amassed the most total hits across all professional baseball leagues in the history of the sport.

Ichiro collected his 200th hit of the season against Kansas City on Sept. 16. He swiped 39 consecutive bases without being caught -- a new club record and an American League single-season record.

On Oct. 1, 2004, Ichiro broke Sisler’s record with his 258th hit – and he finished with 262, proving sometimes what seems impossible in baseball is not.

Mar 21, 2019 · But Ichiro Suzuki might have come as close as possible to finding the right exit to a brilliant career when he announced Thursday that he's retiring from the game after playing one last time with the Mariners in a 5-4, 12-inning win vs. the A's in his home country of Japan.