Ichiro Suzuki / ˈ iː tʃ ɪ r oʊ s uː ˈ z uː k i / (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. He played the first nine years of his career with the Orix BlueWave of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), and the next 12 years with the ...

Ichiro Suzuki. Position: Rightfielder Bats: Left • Throws: Right 5-11, 175lb (180cm, 79kg) Born: October 22, 1973 in Nishi Kasugai-gun, Japan jp. High School: Aikoudai Meiden (Nagoya, Japan) Last Game: March 21, 2019 (Age 45-150d) vs. OAK 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2025. (Voted by BBWAA on 393/394 ballots)

Jan 23, 2025 · On June 15, 2016, he notched his 2,979th hit in Major League Baseball (MLB), which, combined with his 1,278 hits in Japan, gave him one more total career professional hit than MLB record holder Rose. Two months later he became the 30th player in MLB history to record 3,000 career hits.

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A legend in Japan before he ever appeared in the majors, Ichiro had a passion for baseball like few before or since. Born Oct. 22, 1973, in Nishi Kasugai-gun, Japan – a Nagoya suburb – Ichiro was a schoolboy legend but slipped to the fourth round of the 1991 NPB Draft due to his small stature (5-foot-9 and less than 130 pounds as a teenager).

Jan 27, 2025 · When Ichiro arrived in MLB with the Mariners in 2001, it was an inflection point for the sport.\n\n“Baptism by fire,” is how he described it through an interpreter after his Hall election.\n\nIchiro was the 11th player from Japan to join our …

Ichiro racked up 3,089 hits in MLB after having already played nine years in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball league. Combining his hits from both leagues, he had 4,367 hits across his...

Feb 16, 2022 · After a nine-year career in Japan, where he won an unprecedented seven consecutive batting titles, seven consecutive Gold Glove awards, and three consecutive MVP awards, Ichiro Suzuki became the first position player from Nippon Professional Baseball in the major leagues in 2001.

Jan 22, 2025 · He is perhaps the best contact hitter ever, with 1,278 hits in Nippon Professional Baseball and 3,089 in MLB, including a season-record 262 in 2004. His combined total of 4,367 exceeds Pete Rose’s MLB record of 4,256.

Jan 21, 2025 · Suzuki's perhaps the best contact hitter in baseball history, with 1,278 hits in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball and 3,089 in MLB. His combined total of 4,367 is higher than Pete Rose's MLB ...