Retired

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Full Name:
 

Ichiro Suzuki​

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Nicknames:

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“Ichi"

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Born:  
   

October 22, 1973 

Aichi, Japan

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Family:  

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Father: Nobuyuki 
Brother: Kazuyasu
Spouse: Yumiko Fukushima 

 

His father was very hard on him and pushed him to be a baseball player.

His brother is a fashion designer.

His wife Yumiko is a former TV announcer.

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Friends:  

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Former manager: Shōzō Doi
 

School:  

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Aikoudai Meiden High School, Aichi, Japan

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Baseball Related:

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Prior to 2001 - Played for the Orix Blue Wave of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) in Japan.

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2001 - Signed by the Seattle Mariners.

 

2001 - AL Rookie of the Year and AL MVP (at 28 years old).

 

2001 - Despite the team going 116–46 the Mariners lost the ALCS to the New York Yankees in 5 games.

 

2012 - Traded from the Mariners to the New York Yankees for D. J. Mitchell and Danny Farquhar.

 

2015 - Signed a 1-year contract with the Miami Marlins ($2 million).

 

2018 - Signed a 1-year contract with the Seattle Mariners.

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Extra:

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Grew up in the town of Toyoyama. 
 

Resides in Kobe, Japan

He was the first Japanese position player to sign with a Major League club

2012 - Prior to being traded to the Yankees he said that this was his 1st choice in teams to play for.

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Sample Heckles:

 

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