Three Strikes...yer OUT! Baseball History Podcast
Matthew Russell
September 21, 202046 min
Baseball
Ichiro Suzuki
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Episode Notes
Ichiro Suzuki played right field for the Seattle Mariners, the New York Yankees, and the Miami Marlins for 19 seasons, playing from 2001 until 2019.
Career Highlights:
- He was a 10-time All-Star
- He was the 2001 American League Rookie of the Year
- He won the American League Most Valuable Player Award (2001)
- He was the American League Batting Champion twice (2001, 2004)
- He won 10 straight Gold Gloves for his outfield play
- He won the Silver Slugger Award 3 times (2001, 2007, 2009)
- He won the 2007 All-Star Game MVP Award for a three-hit performance that included the event's first-ever inside-the-park home run
- He is a member of the 3000 hit club and is currently #23 on the all-time hits list with 3,089
- He led the American League in hits an amazing 7 times!
- He has the MLB single-season record for hits with an astounding 262!!!
- And he achieved 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons!