Ichiro Suzuki

Japanese professional baseball player, MLB player (1973-)

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
Right Fielder
Born: (1974-10-22) October 22, 1974 (age 49)
Toyoyama, Japan
Bats: Left Throws: Right
debut
April 2, 2001, for the Seattle Mariners
Career statistics
(through 2012 season)
Batting average.322
Home runs104
Runs batted in660
Hits2,606
Teams
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.

References change

  1. "Ichiro Suzuki's official MLB profile". MLB. Retrieved 2009-10-28.