Ichiro Suzuki
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 Ichiro Suzuki facts

• He has spent the bulk of his career with two teams: the Orix Blue Wave of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) in Japan, where he began his professional career, and the Seattle Mariners of MLB in the United States
• After playing for the Mariners, he played two and a half seasons in MLB with the New York Yankees
• Ichiro has established a number of batting records, including MLB's single-season record for hits with 262
• He had 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons, the longest streak by any player in history
• Between his major league career in both Japan and the United States, Ichiro has the most hits by any player in top tier professional leagues
• In his combined playing time in NPB and MLB, Ichiro received 17 consecutive selections both as an All-Star and Gold Glove winner, won nine league batting titles and been named Most Valuable Player (MVP) four times
• While playing in NPB, he won seven consecutive batting titles and three consecutive Pacific League MVP Awards
• In 2001, Ichiro became the first Japanese-born position player to be posted and signed to an MLB club
• He led the American League (AL) in batting average and stolen bases en route to being named AL Rookie of the Year and AL MVP
• Ichiro is the first MLB player to enter the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (The Golden Players Club)