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Ichiro Suzuki

22 October 1973 – present

Ichiro Suzuki is a Japanese former professional baseball outfielder who played in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Orix BlueWave and in Major League Baseball for the Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees and Miami Marlins. He set the Major League single-season hits record with 262 in 2004 and recorded more than 4,000 hits across both leagues. He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2025.

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Born in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture
22 October 1973

Born in Japan and raised in nearby Toyoyama, where he trained at baseball from early childhood.

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Drafted by the Orix BlueWave
1991

Selected in the Nippon Professional Baseball draft out of Aikodai Meiden High School.

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Set the Japanese single-season hits record
1994

Recorded 210 hits for Orix, the first player in Nippon Professional Baseball to pass 200 in a season.

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Moved to the United States to join the Seattle Mariners
2001

Signed with Seattle after Orix made him available through the posting system.

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Named American League Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player
2001

Won both awards in his first Major League season, in which Seattle won 116 games.

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Set the Major League single-season hits record
2004

Finished the season with 262 hits, surpassing George Sisler's mark of 257 set in 1920.

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Traded to the New York Yankees
2012

Left Seattle mid-season after more than eleven years with the club.

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Recorded his 3,000th Major League hit
7 August 2016

Reached the milestone with a triple while playing for the Miami Marlins.

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Retired after playing in the Mariners' season opener in Tokyo
21 March 2019

Announced his retirement following a two-game Major League series played at the Tokyo Dome.

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Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame
2025

Elected in his first year of eligibility, the first Japanese-born player to be inducted.

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