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.Ichiro Suzuki
鈴木 一朗
イチローIchiro on May 11, 2011Miami Marlins – No. 51OutfielderBorn:October 22, debutNPB:July 11,1992,for theOrix BlueWaveMLB:April 2,2001,for theSeattle MarinersNPB statisticsBatting average.353Hits1,278Home runs118Runs batted in529Runs658Stolen bases199MLB statistics
(through 2016 season)Batting average.313Hits3,031Home runs114Runs batted in760Runs1,396Stolen bases508Teams
Orix BlueWave(1992–2000)- Seattle Mariners(2001–2012)
- New York Yankees(2012–2014)
- Miami Marlins(2015–present)
Career highlights and awards
NPB
3×PL MVP(1994–1996)- 7×Golden Glove Award(1994–2000)
- 7×Best Nine Award(1994–2000)
- 3×Matsutaro Shoriki Award(1994–1995, 2004)
- 3×Japan Professional Sports Grand Prize(1994–1995, 2001)
- 7× PL batting champion (1994–2000)
- 5× PL safe hit leader (1994–1998)
- 5× PL on-base leader (1994–1996, 1999–2000)
- 1995 PL stolen base leader
- 1995 PL RBI leader
- Japan Serieschampion (1996)
MLB
10×Gold Glove Award(2001–2010)- 3×Fielding Bible Award(2006,2009,2010)
- 3×Silver Slugger Award(2001,2007,2009)
- 2×MLB batting champion(2001,2004)
- MLB stolen base leader(2001)
- AL MVP(2001)
- AL Rookie of the Year(2001)
MLB records
262 hits in a single season- 225 singles in a single season
- Ten consecutive 200-hit seasons (also hit .300+ in each season)
Baseball achievements
3,000 hits in MLB- 4,300 hits combined between MLB and NPB
- 3,390 singles combined between MLB and NPB
Ichiro SuzukiMedal Baseball Classic2006 San DiegoTeam2009 Los AngelesTeam
Ichiro Suzuki(鈴木 一朗Suzuki Ichirō?, born October 22, 1973), often referred is a Japaneseprofessional baseballoutfielderfor theMiami MarlinsofMajor League Baseball(MLB). With 26 seasons combined in top level professional leagues, he has spent the bulk of his career with two teams: nine seasons with theOrix Blue WaveofNippon Professional Baseball(NPB) in Japan, where he began his career, and 12 with theSeattle Marinersof MLB in the United States. After playing for the Mariners, he played two and a half seasons in MLB with theNew York Yankees. Ichiro has established a number of batting records, including MLB\'ssingle-season record for hitswith 262. He achieved 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons, the longest streak by any player in history. Between his major league career in both Japan and the United States, Ichiro has the most hits by any player in top tier professional leagues.
In his combined playing time in NPB and MLB, Ichiro received 17 consecutive selections both as an All-Star and Gold Glove winner, won nine league batting titles and been named Most Valuable Player (MVP) four times. While playing in NPB, he won seven consecutive batting titles and three consecutivePacific LeagueMVP Awards. In 2001, Ichiro became the first Japanese-bornposition playerto bepostedand signed to an MLB club.[1]He led theAmerican League(AL) inbatting averageandstolen basesen route to being named ALRookie of the Yearand ALMVP.
Ichiro is the first MLB player to enter theJapanese Baseball Hall of Fame (The Golden Players Club). He is a ten-timeMLB All-Starand won the2007All-Star Game MVP Awardfor a three-hit performance that included the event\'s first-everinside-the-park home run. Ichiro won aRawlings Gold Glove Awardin each of his first ten years in the majors, and has had an American League record sevenhitting streaksof 20 or more games, with a high of 27. Ichiro also leads all active players in singles with 2,440 and in stolen bases with 508. He is also noted for his longevity, continuing to produce at a high level with batting, slugging, and on-base percentages above .300 in 2016 while approaching 43 years of age. On August 7, 2016, Ichiro notched the3000th hitof his MLB career off Chris Rusin of the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field, becoming only the 30th player ever to do so. In total he has over 4,300 hits in his career. On October 4, the Marlins exercised their 2017 option with Ichiro. The move will guarantee Ichiro $2 million in 2017, and includes a further team option for 2018.
