Ichiro Suzuki
Ichiro Suzuki (鈴木 一朗, Suzuki Ichirō) (born October 22, 1974 in Toyoyama, Nishikasugai, Aichi Prefecture, Japan,[1] is a retired Japanese baseball player.
Ichiro Suzuki | |||
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Right Fielder | |||
Born: Toyoyama, Japan | October 22, 1974|||
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debut | |||
April 2, 2001, for the Seattle Mariners | |||
Career statistics (through 2012 season) | |||
Batting average | .322 | ||
Home runs | 104 | ||
Runs batted in | 660 | ||
Hits | 2,606 | ||
Teams | |||
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- In this Japanese name, the family name is Suzuki.
He is the first MLB player to enter the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame and has won a Gold Glove award in each of his first ten years in the major leagues. He spent most of his carrier with the Seattle Mariners but also played for the New York Yankees and the Miami Marlins.
Ichiro Suzuki Media
The display of Ichiro Suzuki, located on the third floor of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, which shows the Ichi-meter, record for hits in a season for Ichiro Suzuki in 2004.
Ichiro meeting President Barack Obama before the 2009 All-Star Game on 14 July 2009
References
- ↑ "Ichiro Suzuki's official MLB profile". MLB. Retrieved 2009-10-28.