Ichiro Suzuki - Parade of Legends - 2025.07.26
Seattle Mariners legend, Ichiro Suzuki, HoF Class of 2025, waving to the crowd during the 2025 National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Weekend's Parade of Legends in Cooperstown, NY, on July 26th, 2025.
Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese baseball player to be enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. His career spanned 28 seasons which began with playing 9 seasons for the Nippon Professional Baseball's Orix BlueWave before becoming the first Japanese position player to play in the MLB. He played the majority of his 19 season MLB career with the Seattle Mariners where he won both AL Rookie of the Year and AL Most Valuable Player in his rookie season in 2001, but also had brief stints with the New York Yankees and Miami Marlins before returning and retiring as a Seattle Mariner. In his 19 seasons, he has amassed a total of 3,089 hits (4,367 hits between the NPB and MLB), a 0.311 career batting average, set the single season hits record in 2004, and only player to amass 10 straight 200-hit seasons. He is a 10-time All-Star, 2x AL Batting Champ, 3x AL Silver Slugger, 10x Gold Glover, 2007 All-Star Game MVP.
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Ichiro Suzuki - Parade of Legends - 2025.07.26
Seattle Mariners legend, Ichiro Suzuki, HoF Class of 2025, waving to the crowd during the 2025 National Baseball Hall of Fame Induction Weekend's Parade of Legends in Cooperstown, NY, on July 26th, 2025.
Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese baseball player to be enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. His career spanned 28 seasons which began with playing 9 seasons for the Nippon Professional Baseball's Orix BlueWave before becoming the first Japanese position player to play in the MLB. He played the majority of his 19 season MLB career with the Seattle Mariners where he won both AL Rookie of the Year and AL Most Valuable Player in his rookie season in 2001, but also had brief stints with the New York Yankees and Miami Marlins before returning and retiring as a Seattle Mariner. In his 19 seasons, he has amassed a total of 3,089 hits (4,367 hits between the NPB and MLB), a 0.311 career batting average, set the single season hits record in 2004, and only player to amass 10 straight 200-hit seasons. He is a 10-time All-Star, 2x AL Batting Champ, 3x AL Silver Slugger, 10x Gold Glover, 2007 All-Star Game MVP.
Follow me on Instagram: @adcristal
© 2025 Ashley D. Cristal, All Rights Reserved. Use of this photograph in ANY form is NOT permitted without permission from the author.