Ichiro Suzuki

Suzuki Ichiro (Japanese: Suzuki Ichiro/Suzuki Ichiro, Romanized: Suzuki Ichirō, English: Ichiro Suzuki, born on October 22, 1973 in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, is a former professional baseball player who played as an outfielder in the Major League Baseball. He once played for the Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, Miami Marlins and other teams in the Major League Baseball. He also holds the record for the most hits in a major league season with 262, as well as the Guinness World Record for hitting more than 200 hits in 10 consecutive seasons. Ichiro played for the Orix Blue Waves of the Nippon Professional Baseball Pacific League before joining the major leagues. He also holds records in Nippon Professional Baseball such as the highest batting average in the history of the Pacific League and the Pacific League batting champion for seven consecutive years. It is known as the "hit making machine". In 2001, Ichiro Suzuki was selected for the All-Star Game in his first season in the major leagues. After the season, he won the American League Most Valuable Player Award, Best Rookie, Gold Glove Award, Silver Slugger Award and other awards. In terms of international competitions, Ichiro served as captain of the Japanese team in the World Baseball Classic twice, leading the national team to win the championship. During the Japanese occupation period, his professional login name was "Ichiro", which is the Japanese hiragana spelling of "Ichiro". During the American occupation period, it was changed to the Romanized "Ichiro".