2008-09-19 A's Game (1) Ichiro

Ichiro Suzuki (鈴木 一朗, Suzuki Ichirō?), often known simply as Ichiro (イチロー, Ichirō?), (born October 22, 1973 in Toyoyama, Nishikasugai, Aichi Prefecture, Japan) is an outfielder for the Seattle Mariners Major League Baseball team.

Ichiro moved to the United States in 2001 after playing nine years for the Orix Blue Wave in Japan's Pacific League. When the Blue Wave posted him after the 2000 season, Ichiro's rights were won by the Seattle Mariners and he signed a contract with them. He became the first Japanese-born everyday position player in the Major Leagues.

In 2001, Ichiro finished first in batting average and stolen bases, the first player to accomplish this feat since Jackie Robinson. He set several MLB records in 2004, including a single-season Major League record with 262 hits. He has won a Gold Glove award in each of his first seven years in the majors as an outfielder.

Ichiro is the first MLB player to join Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (The Golden Players Club). He was also selected the 2007 All Star Game MVP, going three for three and hitting the event's first ever inside-the-park home run.

As of August 2008, Ichiro has the second highest career batting average among active players. At .331, he trails only Albert Pujols (.333) of the St. Louis Cardinals.

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[Amulius]

Ichiro is secretly a Ninja that plays Baseball for fun o_O

How did I NOT know him before I i moved to seattle.. he's always been awesome !!

GO ICHIRO!!

[Yoshikimastui]

HE IS GOD

[MClovin3107]

That was a pretty bad ass catch.

[MadmanMoon]

He did this at the all-star game in st louis. From what I can tell he does it to entertain the crowd. He was amazing the crowd and some of the players who I guess haven't seen him and even got them trying it. We watched him for a good half an hour, he's just incredible.

[akosakoakosako]

nice

[DARKVENOM00]

dats just cockyness

[GillerSmith]

I can catch fly balls behind the back. I have been playing since i was 2 years old

[SpicyGrape]

holy spit the first catch was that behind his back! go mariners

[nutsack1919]

that was mad cool hes a mad cool guy

[koshikofu2009]

It is reported that "a large number of people say that Ichiro is not needed in Seattle" in Japan. If it is a fact, I am sad as one baseball fan. not As a Japanese . It is unreasonable to charge Ichiro with the responsibility that results of Mariners do not have good.

[maggotsretards]

man that first catch was crazy. if i would of done that it would have gone over me