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vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2004"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1.4</span> <span>2004</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2004-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2005" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2005"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1.5</span> <span>2005</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2005-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2006" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2006"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1.6</span> <span>2006</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2006-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2007" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2007"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1.7</span> <span>2007</span> </div> </a> <ul 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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A5%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%88_%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%88%D9%83%D9%8A" title="إيتشيرو سوزوكي – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="إيتشيرو سوزوكي" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_Ichiro" title="Suzuki Ichiro – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Suzuki Ichiro" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%86%D1%87%D1%8B%D1%80%D0%B0_%D0%A1%D1%83%D0%B7%D1%83%D0%BA%D1%96" title="Ічыра Сузукі – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Ічыра Сузукі" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichiro_Suzuki" title="Ichiro Suzuki – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Ichiro Suzuki" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%C4%8Dir%C3%B3_Suzuki" title="Ičiró Suzuki – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Ičiró Suzuki" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichiro_Suzuki" title="Ichiro Suzuki – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Ichiro Suzuki" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichiro_Suzuki" title="Ichiro Suzuki – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Ichiro Suzuki" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichir%C5%8D_Suzuki_(Baseballspieler)" title="Ichirō Suzuki (Baseballspieler) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Ichirō Suzuki (Baseballspieler)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichir%C5%8D_Suzuki" title="Ichirō Suzuki – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Ichirō Suzuki" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichiro_Suzuki" title="Ichiro Suzuki – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Ichiro Suzuki" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_Ichir%C5%8D" title="Suzuki Ichirō – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Suzuki Ichirō" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichiro_Suzuki" title="Ichiro Suzuki – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Ichiro Suzuki" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%8C%DA%86%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%88_%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B2%D9%88%DA%A9%DB%8C" title="ایچیرو سوزوکی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ایچیرو سوزوکی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichir%C5%8D_Suzuki" title="Ichirō Suzuki – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Ichirō Suzuki" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichiro_Suzuki" title="Ichiro Suzuki – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Ichiro Suzuki" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%8A%A4%EC%A6%88%ED%82%A4_%EC%9D%B4%EC%B9%98%EB%A1%9C" title="스즈키 이치로 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="스즈키 이치로" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80" title="इचिरो सुजुकी – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="इचिरो सुजुकी" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link 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title="Ichiro Suzuki – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Ichiro Suzuki" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%81%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC" title="イチロー – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="イチロー" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichiro_Suzuki" title="Ichiro Suzuki – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Ichiro Suzuki" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichiro_Suzuki" title="Ichiro Suzuki – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Ichiro Suzuki" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichir%C5%8D_Suzuki" title="Ichirō Suzuki – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Ichirō Suzuki" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichiro_Suzuki" title="Ichiro Suzuki – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Ichiro Suzuki" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichiro_Suzuki" title="Ichiro Suzuki – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Ichiro Suzuki" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%B7%D1%83%D0%BA%D0%B8,_%D0%98%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%BE" title="Судзуки, Итиро – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Судзуки, Итиро" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sa mw-list-item"><a href="https://sa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80" title="इचिरो सुजुकी – Sanskrit" lang="sa" hreflang="sa" data-title="इचिरो सुजुकी" data-language-autonym="संस्कृतम्" data-language-local-name="Sanskrit" 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colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="ib-baseball-bio-batsthrows"><div><b>Batted:</b> Left</div><div><b>Threw:</b> Right</div></div></td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Professional debut</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>NPB:</b> July 11, 1992, for the Orix BlueWave</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>MLB:</b> April 2, 2001, for the Seattle Mariners</td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Last appearance</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>NPB:</b> October 13, 2000, for the Orix BlueWave</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>MLB:</b> March 21, 2019, for the Seattle Mariners</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">NPB statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">Batting average</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">.353</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Hit_(baseball)" title="Hit (baseball)">Hits</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">1,278</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">118</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Runs_batted_in" class="mw-redirect" title="Runs batted in">Runs batted in</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">529</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Stolen_base" title="Stolen base">Stolen bases</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">199</td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;">Batting average</th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">.311</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;">Hits</th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">3,089</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;">Home runs</th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">117</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;">Runs batted in</th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">780</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;">Stolen bases</th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">509</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/suzukic01.shtml">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Reference" title="Baseball Reference">Baseball Reference</a></b> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q600#P1825" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" 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href="/wiki/2000_Nippon_Professional_Baseball_season" title="2000 Nippon Professional Baseball season">2000</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a> (<a href="/wiki/2001_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2001 Major League Baseball season">2001</a>–<a href="/wiki/2012_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2012 Major League Baseball season">2012</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> (<a href="/wiki/2012_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2012 Major League Baseball season">2012</a>–<a href="/wiki/2014_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2014 Major League Baseball season">2014</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miami_Marlins" title="Miami Marlins">Miami Marlins</a> (<a href="/wiki/2015_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2015 Major League Baseball season">2015</a>–<a href="/wiki/2017_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2017 Major League Baseball season">2017</a>)</li> <li><a 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</div></div></th></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Ichiro Suzuki</b> <span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="/iː/: 'ee' in 'fleece'">iː</span><span title="/tʃ/: 'ch' in 'China'">tʃ</span><span title="/ɪ/: 'i' in 'kit'">ɪ</span><span title="'r' in 'rye'">r</span><span title="/oʊ/: 'o' in 'code'">oʊ</span></span><span class="wrap"> </span><span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="'s' in 'sigh'">s</span><span title="/uː/: 'oo' in 'goose'">uː</span><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'z' in 'zoom'">z</span><span title="/uː/: 'oo' in 'goose'">uː</span><span title="'k' in 'kind'">k</span><span title="/i/: 'y' in 'happy'">i</span></span>/</a></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">鈴木 一朗</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Suzuki Ichirō</i></span>, born 22 October 1973)</span>, also known <a href="/wiki/Mononym" title="Mononym">mononymously</a> as <b>Ichiro</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">イチロー</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Ichirō</i></span>)</span>, is a Japanese former <a href="/wiki/Professional_baseball" title="Professional baseball">professional baseball</a> <a href="/wiki/Outfielder" title="Outfielder">outfielder</a> who played professionally for 28 seasons. He played the first nine years of his career with the <a href="/wiki/Orix_Buffaloes" title="Orix Buffaloes">Orix BlueWave</a> of <a href="/wiki/Nippon_Professional_Baseball" title="Nippon Professional Baseball">Nippon Professional Baseball</a> (NPB), and the next 12 years with the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a> of <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB). Suzuki then played two and a half seasons with the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> and three with the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Marlins" title="Miami Marlins">Miami Marlins</a> before returning to the Mariners for his final two seasons. He won two <a href="/wiki/World_Baseball_Classic" title="World Baseball Classic">World Baseball Classic</a> titles as part of the <a href="/wiki/Japan_national_baseball_team" title="Japan national baseball team">Japanese national team</a>. He also became the Mariners' special assistant to the chairman in 2019. He is regarded as one of the greatest <a href="/wiki/Contact_hitter" title="Contact hitter">contact hitters</a>, <a href="/wiki/Leadoff_hitter" title="Leadoff hitter">leadoff hitters</a> and defensive outfielders in baseball history.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In his combined playing time in the NPB and MLB, Suzuki received 17 consecutive selections both as an All-Star and Gold Glove winner, won nine league batting titles, and was named most valuable player (MVP) four times. In the NPB, he won seven consecutive batting titles and three consecutive <a href="/wiki/Pacific_League" title="Pacific League">Pacific League</a> <a href="/wiki/Nippon_Professional_Baseball_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award">MVP Awards</a>. In 2001, Suzuki became the first Japanese-born <a href="/wiki/Position_player" title="Position player">position player</a> to be <a href="/wiki/Posting_system" title="Posting system">posted</a> and signed to an MLB club.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He led the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> (AL) in <a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">batting average</a> and <a href="/wiki/Stolen_bases" class="mw-redirect" title="Stolen bases">stolen bases</a> en route to being named AL <a href="/wiki/MLB_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="MLB Rookie of the Year Award">Rookie of the Year</a> and AL <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award">MVP</a>. </p><p>Suzuki was the first MLB player to enter the <a href="/wiki/Meikyukai" title="Meikyukai">Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (The Golden Players Club)</a>. He was a ten-time <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game">MLB All-Star</a> and won the <a href="/wiki/2007_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2007</a> <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award">All-Star Game MVP Award</a> for a three-hit performance that included the event's first-ever <a href="/wiki/Inside-the-park_home_run" title="Inside-the-park home run">inside-the-park home run</a>. Suzuki won a <a href="/wiki/Rawlings_Gold_Glove_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Rawlings Gold Glove Award">Rawlings Gold Glove Award</a> in each of his first 10 years in the majors and had an American League–record seven <a href="/wiki/Hitting_streak" title="Hitting streak">hitting streaks</a> of 20 or more games, with a high of 27. He was also noted for the longevity of his career, continuing to produce at a high level with slugging, and on-base percentages above .300 in 2016, while approaching 43 years of age. Suzuki also set a number of batting records, including MLB's <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_hit_records" title="List of Major League Baseball hit records">single-season record for hits</a> with 262. He achieved 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons, the longest streak by any player in history. In 2016, Suzuki notched the <a href="/wiki/3,000_hit_club" class="mw-redirect" title="3,000 hit club">3,000th hit</a> of his MLB career, becoming only the 30th player ever to do so. In total, he finished with 4,367 hits in his professional career across Japan and the United States, the most of any player in history at the top level of baseball.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="toclimit-3"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ichiro_Suzuki&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Suzuki grew up in <a href="/wiki/Toyoyama,_Aichi" class="mw-redirect" title="Toyoyama, Aichi">Toyoyama</a>, a small town just outside <a href="/wiki/Nagoya" title="Nagoya">Nagoya</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes1_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the age of seven, Suzuki joined his first baseball team and asked his father, Nobuyuki Suzuki (鈴木宣之), to teach him to be a better player. The two began a daily routine, which included throwing 50 pitches, fielding 50 infield balls and 50 outfield balls, and hitting 500 pitches, 250 from a pitching machine and 250 from his father.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWhiting2009_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWhiting2009-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As a little leaguer in Toyoyama,<sup id="cite_ref-seattletimes1_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-seattletimes1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Suzuki had the word "concentration"<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">集中</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">shūchū</i></span>)</span> written on his glove. By age 12, he had dedicated himself to pursuing a career in professional baseball, and their training sessions were no longer for leisure, and less enjoyable. The elder Suzuki claimed, "Baseball was fun for both of us," but Ichiro later said, "It might have been fun for him, but for me it was a lot like <i><a href="/wiki/Star_of_the_Giants" title="Star of the Giants">Star of the Giants</a>,</i>" a popular Japanese <a href="/wiki/Manga" title="Manga">manga</a> and <a href="/wiki/Anime" title="Anime">anime</a> series about a young baseball prospect's difficult road to success, with rigorous training demanded by the father. According to Ichiro, "It bordered on <a href="/wiki/Hazing" title="Hazing">hazing</a> and I suffered a lot."<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWhiting20096_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWhiting20096-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When Suzuki joined his high-school baseball team, his father told the coach, "No matter how good Ichiro is, don't ever praise him. We have to make him spiritually strong."<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWhiting2009_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWhiting2009-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When he was ready to enter high school, Suzuki was selected by a school with a prestigious baseball program, <a href="/wiki/Nagoya" title="Nagoya">Nagoya</a>'s <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aikodai_Meiden&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Aikodai Meiden (page does not exist)">Aikodai Meiden</a></i> (<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%84%9B%E5%B7%A5%E5%A4%A7%E5%90%8D%E9%9B%BB" class="extiw" title="ja:愛工大名電">ja:愛工大名電</a>) High School. Suzuki was primarily used as a <a href="/wiki/Pitcher" title="Pitcher">pitcher</a> instead of as an outfielder, owing to his exceptionally strong arm. His cumulative high-school batting average was .505, with 19 home runs. He had known <a href="/wiki/Hideki_Matsui" title="Hideki Matsui">Hideki Matsui</a> (then at Seiryo High School, <a href="/wiki/Ishikawa_Prefecture" title="Ishikawa Prefecture">Ishikawa</a> - <a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%98%9F%E7%A8%9C%E9%AB%98%E6%A0%A1" class="extiw" title="ja:星稜高校">ja:星稜高校</a>, one grade below him) through practice matches since that time. </p><p>He built strength and stamina by hurling car tires and hitting <a href="/wiki/Wiffle_ball" title="Wiffle ball">Wiffle balls</a> with a heavy shovel, among other regimens. These exercises helped develop his wrists and hips, adding power and endurance to his thin frame. Despite his outstanding numbers in high school, Suzuki was not drafted until the fourth round of the NPB draft in November 1991, because many teams were discouraged by his small size of <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style>5 ft <span class="frac">9<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span> in (177 cm) and 124 pounds (56 kg).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWhiting20092–12_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWhiting20092–12-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Years later, Suzuki told an interviewer, "I'm not a big guy, and hopefully kids could look at me and see that I'm not muscular and not physically imposing, that I'm just a regular guy. So if somebody with a regular body can get into the record books, kids can look at that. That would make me happy."<sup id="cite_ref-baseball-almanac.com_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baseball-almanac.com-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career_in_Japan">Career in Japan</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ichiro_Suzuki&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career in Japan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Suzuki made his NPB <a href="/wiki/Pacific_League" title="Pacific League">Pacific League</a> debut in 1992 for the <a href="/wiki/Orix_Buffaloes" title="Orix Buffaloes">Orix BlueWave</a> at the age of 18, but he spent most of his first two seasons in the <a href="/wiki/Farm_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Farm system">farm system</a> (accumulating 156 minor league hits and a .368 batting average)<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> because his then-<a href="/wiki/Manager_(baseball)" title="Manager (baseball)">manager</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sh%C5%8Dz%C5%8D_Doi" class="mw-redirect" title="Shōzō Doi">Shōzō Doi</a>, refused to accept Suzuki's unorthodox swing. The swing was nicknamed 'pendulum'<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">振り子打法</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Furiko Dahō</i></span>)</span> because of the <a href="/wiki/Pendulum" title="Pendulum">pendulum</a>-like motion of his leg, which shifts his weight forward as he swings the bat, and goes against conventional hitting theory. In his second career game, he recorded his first <i>ichi-gun</i> (Japan's <a href="/wiki/Nippon_Professional_Baseball" title="Nippon Professional Baseball">Nippon Professional Baseball</a> League) hit in the Pacific League against <a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_SoftBank_Hawks" title="Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks">Fukuoka Daiei Hawks</a> pitcher Keiji Kimura.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Even though he hit a home run in 1993 against <a href="/wiki/Hideo_Nomo" title="Hideo Nomo">Hideo Nomo</a>, who later won an <a href="/wiki/MLB" class="mw-redirect" title="MLB">MLB</a> <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Rookie_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year">Rookie of the Year Award</a> while a <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodger" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles Dodger">Los Angeles Dodger</a>, Suzuki was nevertheless sent back to the farm system on that very day. In 1994, he benefited from the arrival of a new manager, <a href="/wiki/Akira_Ohgi" title="Akira Ohgi">Akira Ōgi</a>, who played him every day in the second spot of the lineup. He was eventually moved to the leadoff spot, where his immediate productivity dissolved any misgivings about his unconventional swing. He set a Japanese single-season record with 210 hits, the first player ever to top 200 hits in a single season. Five other players have since done so: <a href="/wiki/Matt_Murton" title="Matt Murton">Matt Murton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nori_Aoki" title="Nori Aoki">Norichika Aoki</a> (twice), <a href="/wiki/Alex_Ram%C3%ADrez" title="Alex Ramírez">Alex Ramírez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tsuyoshi_Nishioka" title="Tsuyoshi Nishioka">Tsuyoshi Nishioka</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Shogo_Akiyama" title="Shogo Akiyama">Shogo Akiyama</a>'s 216 hits in 2015. </p><p>Suzuki's .385 batting average in 1994 was a Pacific League record and won the young outfielder the first of a record seven consecutive batting titles. Suzuki also hit 13 <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home runs</a> and had 29 <a href="/wiki/Stolen_base" title="Stolen base">stolen bases</a>, helping him to earn his first of three straight Pacific League MVP (Most Valuable Player) awards.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was during the 1994 season that he began to use his given name, "Ichiro," instead of his <a href="/wiki/Family_name" class="mw-redirect" title="Family name">family name</a>, "Suzuki," on the back of his uniform. Suzuki is the second-most-common family name in Japan, and his manager introduced the idea as a publicity move to help create a new image for what had been a relatively weak team, as well as a way to distinguish their rising star. Initially, Suzuki disliked the practice and was embarrassed by it; however, "Ichiro" was a household name by the end of the season, and he was flooded with endorsement offers.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1995, Suzuki led the Blue Wave to its first Pacific League pennant in 12 years. In addition to his second batting title, he led the league with 80 RBI and 49 stolen bases, while his career-high 25 home runs were third in the league. By this time, the Japanese press had begun calling him the "Hit Manufacturing Machine"<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">安打製造機</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Anda Seizōki</i></span><span style="margin-left:.09em">)</span></span>. The following year, with Suzuki winning his third-straight MVP award, the team defeated the Central League champion, <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a>, in the Japan Series. Following the 1996 season, playing in an exhibition series against a visiting team of Major League All-Stars kindled Suzuki's desire to travel to the United States to play in the <a href="/wiki/MLB" class="mw-redirect" title="MLB">Major Leagues</a>. </p><p>In November 1998, Suzuki participated in a seven-game exhibition series between Japanese and American all-stars. Suzuki batted .380 and collected seven stolen bases in the series, winning praise from several of his MLB counterparts, including <a href="/wiki/Sammy_Sosa" title="Sammy Sosa">Sammy Sosa</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jamie_Moyer" title="Jamie Moyer">Jamie Moyer</a> (who would become his teammate with the Mariners). In 2000, Suzuki was still a year away from being eligible for free agency, but the Blue Wave was no longer among Japan's best teams. Because the team would probably not be able to afford to keep him and would lose him without compensation in another year, Orix allowed him to negotiate with Major League clubs. Suzuki used the <a href="/wiki/Posting_system" title="Posting system">posting system</a>, and the Seattle Mariners won the right to negotiate with him with a bid of approximately $13 million.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In November, Suzuki signed a three-year, $14 million contract with the Seattle Mariners. In his nine NPB seasons in Japan, Suzuki had 1,278 hits, a .353 career batting average, and won seven <a href="/wiki/Mitsui_Golden_Glove_Award" title="Mitsui Golden Glove Award">Golden Glove Awards</a>. Suzuki's time in the Japanese baseball leagues matured him as a player and a person, and he often credits it for his success. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career_in_MLB">Career in MLB</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ichiro_Suzuki&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Career in MLB"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Seattle_Mariners_(2001–2012)"><span id="Seattle_Mariners_.282001.E2.80.932012.29"></span>Seattle Mariners (2001–2012)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ichiro_Suzuki&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Seattle Mariners (2001–2012)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2001:_Rookie_of_the_Year_and_AL_MVP">2001: Rookie of the Year and AL MVP</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ichiro_Suzuki&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2001: Rookie of the Year and AL MVP"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ichiro_at_defence.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Ichiro_at_defence.JPG/170px-Ichiro_at_defence.JPG" decoding="async" width="170" height="258" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Ichiro_at_defence.JPG 1.5x" data-file-width="220" data-file-height="334" /></a><figcaption>Suzuki in July 2001</figcaption></figure> <p>Due to an agreement between Japanese baseball and the <a href="/wiki/MLB" class="mw-redirect" title="MLB">MLB</a>, Suzuki was not allowed to play in the United States before 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-waldstein_10032015_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-waldstein_10032015-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His move to the United States was viewed with some interest because he was among the first Japanese position players to play for an MLB team. In the same way that many Japanese teams had considered the 18-year-old Suzuki too small to draft in 1992, many Americans believed he would prove too frail to succeed against Major League pitching or endure the longer 162-game season. Suzuki made an auspicious debut with Seattle, and in the Mariners' eighth game revealed his tremendous throwing arm by gunning down <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland's</a> <a href="/wiki/Terrence_Long" title="Terrence Long">Terrence Long</a>, who had tried to advance from first to third on a teammate's single to right field. That play would be dubbed "The Throw" by Japanese media covering Suzuki's progress.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After expressing no preference as to a uniform number, Suzuki was issued #51 by the Mariners, which was his number when he played in Japan. He was initially hesitant because it had previously been worn by pitching star <a href="/wiki/Randy_Johnson" title="Randy Johnson">Randy Johnson</a>. To avoid insulting Johnson, Suzuki sent a personal message to the pitcher promising not to "bring shame" to the uniform.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His trepidation was unfounded, as he had a remarkable 2001 season, accumulating a rookie-record 242 hits, breaking <a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Waner" title="Lloyd Waner">Lloyd Waner’s</a> rookie record of 223 hits dating back in 1927, and the most hits by any MLB player since 1930. His perennial Gold Glove fielding led Safeco's right field to be dubbed "<a href="/wiki/Area_51" title="Area 51">Area 51</a>". With a .350 batting average and 56 stolen bases, Suzuki was the first player to lead his league in both categories since <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Robinson" title="Jackie Robinson">Jackie Robinson</a> in 1949. The season included hitting streaks of 25 and 23 games, an appearance on the cover of <i><a href="/wiki/Sports_Illustrated" title="Sports Illustrated">Sports Illustrated</a></i>, and intense media attention on both sides of the Pacific.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fans from Japan were taking $2,000 baseball tours, sometimes flying in and out of the U.S. just to watch Suzuki's games. More than 150 Japanese reporters and photographers were given media access. <a href="/wiki/Safeco_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Safeco Field">Safeco Field</a>'s sushi stands began selling "Ichirolls", a <a href="/wiki/Spicy_tuna_roll" title="Spicy tuna roll">spicy tuna roll</a> served with <a href="/wiki/Wasabi" title="Wasabi">wasabi</a> and ginger.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Aided by Major League Baseball's decision to allow All-Star voting in Japan, Suzuki was the first rookie to lead all players in voting for the <a href="/wiki/2001_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2001 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">All-Star Game</a>. That winter, he won the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> <a href="/wiki/MLB_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="MLB Most Valuable Player Award">Most Valuable Player</a> and the <a href="/wiki/MLB_Rookie_of_the_Year_award" class="mw-redirect" title="MLB Rookie of the Year award">Rookie of the Year</a> awards, becoming only the second player in MLB history (after <a href="/wiki/Fred_Lynn" title="Fred Lynn">Fred Lynn</a>) to receive both honors in the same season. Suzuki is also the only player in major league history to have won an MVP, Rookie of the Year, Gold Glove Award, <a href="/wiki/Silver_Slugger_Award" title="Silver Slugger Award">Silver Slugger Award</a>, all while starting in the All-Star Game in the same season.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>2001 had been an exceptionally successful regular season for the Seattle Mariners as a team, as they matched the <a href="/wiki/1906_Chicago_Cubs_season" title="1906 Chicago Cubs season">1906 Chicago Cubs</a>' Major League record of 116 wins.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his only postseason appearance with the Mariners, Suzuki continued his hot hitting into the playoffs, batting .600 in the <a href="/wiki/2001_American_League_Division_Series" title="2001 American League Division Series">ALDS</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a>. However, on Suzuki's 28th birthday, Seattle's stellar season ended against the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2001_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2001 American League Championship Series">ALCS</a>, as Suzuki was held to a .222 average during the series. Yankees manager <a href="/wiki/Joe_Torre" title="Joe Torre">Joe Torre</a> had emphasized to his pitchers, "Do not let Ichiro beat you. He is the key to Seattle's offense." Informed of this assessment, Suzuki said, "If that is true, it would give me great joy. I don't believe he is right."<sup id="cite_ref-baseball-almanac.com_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baseball-almanac.com-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2002">2002</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ichiro_Suzuki&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2002"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ichiro.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Ichiro.jpg/170px-Ichiro.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="240" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Ichiro.jpg/255px-Ichiro.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Ichiro.jpg/340px-Ichiro.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2891" data-file-height="4080" /></a><figcaption>Suzuki in right field in 2002</figcaption></figure> <p>Suzuki finished his second year in American baseball with 208 total hits, making him the first Mariners player ever with two consecutive seasons of 200+ hits. He got off to a hot start in 2002, but a late-season slump drove his batting average down to .321, 29 points below his batting average as a rookie. He was the fifth player in MLB history to start a career with two 200-hit seasons. Suzuki finished the season second in the AL in hits, fourth in batting average, and fourth in steals. Suzuki led the major league All-Star balloting for the second straight year. Although the Mariners had a <a href="/wiki/2002_Seattle_Mariners_season" title="2002 Seattle Mariners season">93–69</a> record, that was good for only a third-place finish in the competitive <a href="/wiki/AL_West" class="mw-redirect" title="AL West">AL West</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2003">2003</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ichiro_Suzuki&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2003"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2003, Suzuki became just the third player in history to begin his career with three 200-hit seasons, by garnering 212. He again finished in the top ten for hits, batting average, steals, and runs, and, again, a late-season slump brought his average down almost 40 points (to .312). Suzuki was elected to his third All-Star game in the three years he had been in the league, and he was again the vote leader in both leagues. However, the second-place Mariners again fell short of the playoffs. Following the season, Suzuki signed a 4-year, $44 million contract that kept him with the Mariners through 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2004">2004</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ichiro_Suzuki&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: 2004"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ichiro_display.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Ichiro_display.JPG/170px-Ichiro_display.JPG" decoding="async" width="170" height="371" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/Ichiro_display.JPG 1.5x" data-file-width="229" data-file-height="500" /></a><figcaption>The display of Ichiro Suzuki, located on the third floor of the <a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum#Third_floor" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum">National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum</a>, which shows the <i>Ichi-meter</i>, record for hits in a season for Ichiro Suzuki in 2004.</figcaption></figure><p> Suzuki had his best offensive season in 2004, highlighted by his breaking of <a href="/wiki/George_Sisler" title="George Sisler">George Sisler</a>'s 84-year-old record for most hits (257) in a season. An increase in games played benefited Suzuki, as he accumulated only 251 hits through the first 154 games of the season. Suzuki recorded 50 hits in four different months of the year (September and October are combined by MLB for this computational purpose), becoming the first player ever to have four in a season. With 51 hits in August 2001, Suzuki joined <a href="/wiki/Pete_Rose" title="Pete Rose">Pete Rose</a> as the only players with four 50-hit months in a career.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 21 May, Suzuki recorded his 2,000th professional hit. His 200th hit of 2004 came in just his 126th game. By the end of September, with one three-game series remaining, Suzuki's hit total stood at 256—one shy of Sisler. Suzuki singled off the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Rangers</a>' <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Drese" title="Ryan Drese">Ryan Drese</a> on 1 October to tie Sisler's record. In the third inning, on a 3–2 count, Suzuki singled up the middle for his 258th hit of the year, which Suzuki later called "the greatest moment of my baseball career".<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Ichiro_honored_at_Safeco_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ichiro_honored_at_Safeco-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was greeted by a swarm of teammates, and a standing ovation from the fans. Sisler's daughter, Frances Sisler Drochelman attended the game and was greeted by Suzuki after his hit.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Suzuki finished the 2004 season with a record of 262 hits, giving him the single-season records for both the United States<sup id="cite_ref-seattletimes2_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-seattletimes2-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Japanese baseball. </p><p>In July 2009, while in St. Louis for his ninth All-Star appearance, Suzuki made a trip to Sisler's grave. He later told reporters, "There's not many chances to come to St. Louis. In 2004, it was the first time I crossed paths with him, and his family generously came all the way to Seattle. Above all, it was a chance. I wanted to do that for a grand upperclassman of the baseball world. I think it's only natural for someone to want to do that, to express my feelings in that way. I'm not sure if he's happy about it."<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From 2001 to 2004, Suzuki had more hits (924) than anyone in history over any four-year period, breaking the record of 918 that <a href="/wiki/Bill_Terry" title="Bill Terry">Bill Terry</a> accumulated from 1929 to 1932; Terry, however, played in 34 fewer games than Suzuki during their respective four-year spans.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He would later surpass his own mark by recording 930 hits from 2004 to 2007. During one 56-game stretch in 2004, Suzuki batted over .450. By comparison, <a href="/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio" title="Joe DiMaggio">Joe DiMaggio</a> batted .408 during his record-setting 56-game hitting streak. Suzuki batted over .400 against left-handed pitching in 2004. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2005">2005</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ichiro_Suzuki&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 2005"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the off-season, then-manager <a href="/wiki/Bob_Melvin" title="Bob Melvin">Bob Melvin</a>'s contract was not extended and the Mariners brought in <a href="/wiki/Mike_Hargrove" title="Mike Hargrove">Mike Hargrove</a> as the new manager with a contract through 2007. It was Hargrove who had predicted that Suzuki would be no better than "a fourth outfielder on [an American] major league team" back when Suzuki was still in Japan.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Speculation started that Hargrove and Suzuki did not get along very well in the season.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2005, Suzuki had his second worst year in his MLB career to date, collecting only 206 hits (the lowest total of his career to that point). However, he reached the plateau of a .300 batting average, 100+ runs, 30+ steals, and 200+ hits for the fifth straight season. That allowed Suzuki to become the first player to collect 200 hits per season in each of his first five years in the Major Leagues. Only <a href="/wiki/Willie_Keeler" title="Willie Keeler">Willie Keeler</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wade_Boggs" title="Wade Boggs">Wade Boggs</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Klein" title="Chuck Klein">Chuck Klein</a>, <a href="/wiki/Al_Simmons" title="Al Simmons">Al Simmons</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Gehringer" title="Charlie Gehringer">Charlie Gehringer</a> had had five consecutive 200-hit seasons at any point in their careers. During the season, he accumulated 1,000 career hits, reaching the career milestone faster than any other player in MLB history.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Suzuki hit a career-high 15 home runs. In the off-season, Suzuki played himself in <i><a href="/wiki/Furuhata_Ninzabur%C5%8D" title="Furuhata Ninzaburō">Furuhata Ninzaburō</a></i>, a Japanese <i><a href="/wiki/Columbo_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Columbo (TV series)">Columbo</a></i>-like TV drama that he loves. In the drama, he kills a person and is arrested. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2006">2006</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ichiro_Suzuki&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 2006"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ichiro_on_base.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Ichiro_on_base.JPG/220px-Ichiro_on_base.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="300" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Ichiro_on_base.JPG/330px-Ichiro_on_base.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/Ichiro_on_base.JPG 2x" data-file-width="339" data-file-height="462" /></a><figcaption>Ichiro Suzuki in 2006</figcaption></figure> <p>Suzuki's 2006 season got off to a disappointing start, with the outfielder hitting as low as .177 in the season's third week. He quickly rebounded, finishing the season with a .322 average (sixth in the AL and 11th in the majors). Suzuki's 224 hits led the majors, and he recorded 110 runs and 45 stolen bases. Suzuki was caught stealing only twice in 2006 for a 96% success rate. His 1,354 career U.S. hits topped <a href="/wiki/Wade_Boggs" title="Wade Boggs">Wade Boggs</a>'s record for the most hits in any six-year period.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his sixth year in the majors, Suzuki collected his sixth Gold Glove Award, and a sixth All-Star Game selection. He also won a <a href="/wiki/Fielding_Bible_Award" title="Fielding Bible Award">Fielding Bible Award</a> as the best fielding MLB right fielder.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Suzuki began wearing high stocking baseball pants in the <a href="/wiki/2006_World_Baseball_Classic" title="2006 World Baseball Classic">2006 World Baseball Classic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2007">2007</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ichiro_Suzuki&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 2007"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Suzuki_Ichiro_runs_to_homeplate.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Suzuki_Ichiro_runs_to_homeplate.jpg/220px-Suzuki_Ichiro_runs_to_homeplate.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="174" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Suzuki_Ichiro_runs_to_homeplate.jpg/330px-Suzuki_Ichiro_runs_to_homeplate.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Suzuki_Ichiro_runs_to_homeplate.jpg/440px-Suzuki_Ichiro_runs_to_homeplate.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="812" /></a><figcaption>Suzuki rounding the bases on 22 September 2007</figcaption></figure> <p>In May and June, Suzuki hit in 25 consecutive games, breaking the previous Seattle Mariners record set by <a href="/wiki/Joey_Cora" title="Joey Cora">Joey Cora</a> in 1997.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Suzuki broke <a href="/wiki/Tim_Raines" title="Tim Raines">Tim Raines</a>' American League record by stealing 41 consecutive bases without being caught.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Suzuki extended the record to 45; the major league record of 50 belongs to <a href="/wiki/Vince_Coleman_(baseball)" title="Vince Coleman (baseball)">Vince Coleman</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 10 July 2007, he became the first player to hit an inside-the-park home run in any <a href="/wiki/MLB_All-Star_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="MLB All-Star Game">MLB All-Star Game</a> after an unpredictable hop off the right field wall of <a href="/wiki/AT%26T_Park" class="mw-redirect" title="AT&T Park">AT&T Park</a> in San Francisco. It was the first inside-the-park home run of Suzuki's professional career.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Suzuki was a perfect 3-for-3 in the game and was named the <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game_MVP_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVP Award">Most Valuable Player</a> in the American League's 5–4 victory. </p><p>2007 marked the end of Suzuki's second contract with the Mariners, and he initially told MLB.com that he would likely enter the free agent market, citing the team's lack of success in recent years. However, Suzuki signed a five-year contract extension with Seattle in July.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The deal was reported to be worth $90 million, consisting of a $17 million annual salary and $5 million signing bonus.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Associated Press reported that Suzuki's contract extension defers $25 million of the $90 million at 5.5% interest until after his retirement, with payments through 2032. Other provisions in Suzuki's contract included a yearly housing allowance of more than $30,000, and four first-class round-trip tickets to Japan each year for his family. He was provided with either a new Jeep or Mercedes SUV, as well as a personal trainer and interpreter. </p><p>On 29 July 2007, Suzuki collected his 1,500th U.S. hit, the third fastest to reach the MLB milestone behind Al Simmons and George Sisler.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Suzuki had 213 hits in 2008, his eighth straight 200-hit season. This tied the 107-year-old record set by <a href="/wiki/Wee_Willie_Keeler" class="mw-redirect" title="Wee Willie Keeler">Wee Willie Keeler</a>. Typically, Suzuki was among baseball's leaders in reaching base on an error (14 times in 2008, more than any other batter in the AL), and in infield hits (his 56 were the most in the majors).<sup id="cite_ref-baseball-reference.com_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baseball-reference.com-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Suzuki has amassed more than 450 infield hits in his U.S. career. Detroit third baseman <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Inge" title="Brandon Inge">Brandon Inge</a> told <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i>, "I wish you could put a camera at third base to see how he hits the ball and see the way it deceives you. You can call some guys' infield hits cheap, but not his. He has amazing technique."<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes.com_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes.com-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 2008, Suzuki stole two bases, giving him a career total of 292, surpassing the previous Seattle Mariners team record of 290 set by second baseman <a href="/wiki/Julio_Cruz_(baseball)" title="Julio Cruz (baseball)">Julio Cruz</a>. Cruz, who worked on Spanish-language broadcasts of Mariners games at the time, was watching from the broadcast booth as Suzuki broke his record.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2008">2008</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ichiro_Suzuki&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 2008"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 29 July 2008, Suzuki became the second-youngest player to amass 3,000 top-level professional hits (1,278 in Japan + 1,722 in the U.S.) after <a href="/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Ty Cobb</a>. He also became just the second Japanese professional to get 3,000 hits. (<a href="/wiki/Nippon_Professional_Baseball" title="Nippon Professional Baseball">Nippon Professional Baseball</a>'s record holder is <a href="/wiki/Isao_Harimoto" title="Isao Harimoto">Isao Harimoto</a>, with 3,085 hits).<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By 2008, it had emerged in the media that Suzuki was known within baseball for his tradition of exhorting the American League team with a profanity-laced pregame speech in the clubhouse prior to the MLB All-Star Game.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Asked if the speech had had any effect on the AL's decade-long winning streak, Suzuki deadpanned, "I've got to say over 90 percent." Minnesota first baseman <a href="/wiki/Justin_Morneau" title="Justin Morneau">Justin Morneau</a> describes the effect: "If you've never seen it, it's definitely something pretty funny. It's hard to explain, the effect it has on everyone. It's such a tense environment. Everyone's a little nervous for the game, and then he comes out. He doesn't say a whole lot the whole time he's in there, and all of a sudden, the manager gets done with his speech, and he pops off." Boston's slugger <a href="/wiki/David_Ortiz" title="David Ortiz">David Ortiz</a> says simply, "It's why we win." </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2009">2009</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ichiro_Suzuki&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: 2009"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ichiro_Suzuki_June_10,_2009.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Ichiro_Suzuki_June_10%2C_2009.jpg/220px-Ichiro_Suzuki_June_10%2C_2009.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="319" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Ichiro_Suzuki_June_10%2C_2009.jpg/330px-Ichiro_Suzuki_June_10%2C_2009.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Ichiro_Suzuki_June_10%2C_2009.jpg/440px-Ichiro_Suzuki_June_10%2C_2009.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1626" data-file-height="2355" /></a><figcaption>Ichiro Suzuki in 2009</figcaption></figure> <p>Suzuki began his 2009 season by going on the disabled list for the first time in his career. He had a bleeding ulcer, which team doctor Mitch Storey said may have been caused in part by the stress of playing in the World Baseball Classic.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After missing 8 games, Suzuki debuted on 15 April and went 2-for-5 against the Angels, including a <a href="/wiki/Grand_slam_(baseball)" title="Grand slam (baseball)">grand slam</a> for his 3,085th overall professional career hit. The home run matched <a href="/wiki/Isao_Harimoto" title="Isao Harimoto">Isao Harimoto</a>'s Japanese record for career hits, and Harimoto had been flown out to Seattle to witness the event.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Suzuki surpassed the record the following night. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ichiro_Suzuki_and_Barack_Obama.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Ichiro_Suzuki_and_Barack_Obama.jpg/220px-Ichiro_Suzuki_and_Barack_Obama.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="164" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Ichiro_Suzuki_and_Barack_Obama.jpg/330px-Ichiro_Suzuki_and_Barack_Obama.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Ichiro_Suzuki_and_Barack_Obama.jpg/440px-Ichiro_Suzuki_and_Barack_Obama.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3500" data-file-height="2607" /></a><figcaption>Suzuki meeting President <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> before the <a href="/wiki/2009_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2009 All-Star Game</a> on 14 July 2009</figcaption></figure> <p>Suzuki was named #30 on the <i><a href="/wiki/Sporting_News" class="mw-redirect" title="Sporting News">Sporting News</a>'</i> 2009 list of the 50 greatest current players in baseball, voted upon by a 100-person panel of experts and former stars. In May and June, Suzuki surpassed his own franchise record with a 27-game hitting streak.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Suzuki went on to record 44 hits in June 2009, his 20th career month with 40 or more hits. The previous players to have accomplished this were <a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Stan Musial</a> in the NL and <a href="/wiki/Lou_Gehrig" title="Lou Gehrig">Lou Gehrig</a> in the AL. </p><p>On 6 September against the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland A's</a>, Suzuki collected his 2,000th MLB hit on the second pitch of the game, a double along the first base foul line. He is the second-fastest player to reach the milestone, behind <a href="/wiki/Al_Simmons" title="Al Simmons">Al Simmons</a>. On 13 September against the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a>, Suzuki collected his 200th hit of the season for the ninth consecutive year, setting an all-time major league record. Suzuki recorded 210 hits with Orix in 1994, thereby giving him a total of ten 200 hit seasons in his professional career. </p><p>With two outs in the bottom of the 9th inning, 18 September, Suzuki hit a walk-off, two-run home run against Yankees closer <a href="/wiki/Mariano_Rivera" title="Mariano Rivera">Mariano Rivera</a>, scoring <a href="/wiki/Michael_Saunders" title="Michael Saunders">Michael Saunders</a> in one of the more memorable victories of the season. His homer made a winner out of <a href="/wiki/F%C3%A9lix_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Félix Hernández">Félix Hernández</a>, who was in line for the loss despite having allowed only one run in 9 innings pitched.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 26 September 2009, Suzuki was ejected from a game for the first time in his professional career. Arguing that a strikeout pitch from Toronto's <a href="/wiki/David_Purcey" title="David Purcey">David Purcey</a> had been outside, Suzuki used his bat to draw a line on the outer edge of the plate, and was immediately tossed by umpire <a href="/wiki/Brian_Runge" title="Brian Runge">Brian Runge</a>. He was the only Mariner to be ejected from a game all season.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The ejection may have hurt Suzuki's chances regarding an esoteric record: the longest playing streak without going hitless in consecutive games. Suzuki's stretch was at 180 games, the longest in the majors since <a href="/wiki/Doc_Cramer" title="Doc Cramer">Doc Cramer</a> went 191 consecutive games without back-to-back 0-fers in 1934–35. Suzuki went hitless in the following afternoon's game. </p><p>Suzuki again led the majors in hits in 2009, with 225.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In spite of hitting ground balls at a rate of 55 percent, he grounded into only one double play all season, in 15 April game, his first game played in 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He won his second Fielding Bible Award as the best fielding right fielder in MLB.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2010">2010</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ichiro_Suzuki&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: 2010"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ichiro_Suzuki_2010.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Ichiro_Suzuki_2010.jpg/220px-Ichiro_Suzuki_2010.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="139" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Ichiro_Suzuki_2010.jpg/330px-Ichiro_Suzuki_2010.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Ichiro_Suzuki_2010.jpg/440px-Ichiro_Suzuki_2010.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2367" data-file-height="1497" /></a><figcaption>Ichiro Suzuki batting in 2010</figcaption></figure> <p>Suzuki's 32 career leadoff home runs rank ninth all time. Nevertheless, in 2009, Suzuki told <i>The New York Times</i>: </p> <blockquote><p>Chicks who dig home runs aren't the ones who appeal to me. I think there's sexiness in infield hits because they require technique. I'd rather impress the chicks with my technique than with my brute strength. Then, every now and then, just to show I can do that, too, I might flirt a little by hitting one out.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>After playing in the season opener against the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a>, Suzuki became eligible for <a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum">Hall of Fame</a> consideration, by playing in his tenth MLB season.<sup id="cite_ref-HOFe_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HOFe-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 5 June 2010, Suzuki scored his 1,000th career MLB run against the Angels on <a href="/wiki/Franklin_Gutierrez" class="mw-redirect" title="Franklin Gutierrez">Franklin Gutierrez</a>'s RBI groundout. On 1 September 2010, Suzuki also collected his 2,200th hit, a leadoff infield single against <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> pitcher <a href="/wiki/Josh_Tomlin" title="Josh Tomlin">Josh Tomlin</a>. </p><p>During the August 2010 series against the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a>, Suzuki traveled to the <a href="/wiki/Calvary_Cemetery_(Queens,_New_York)" class="mw-redirect" title="Calvary Cemetery (Queens, New York)">Calvary Cemetery</a> in <a href="/wiki/Queens" title="Queens">Queens</a>, New York, to pay his respects at the grave of Hall-of-Famer <a href="/wiki/Willie_Keeler" title="Willie Keeler">"Wee Willie" Keeler</a>, whose record for single-season hits he had broken in 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 23 September, Suzuki hit a single to center field against <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a> pitcher <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Hill" title="Shawn Hill">Shawn Hill</a> to become the first MLB player in history to reach the 200 hit mark for 10 consecutive seasons. This feat also tied him with <a href="/wiki/Pete_Rose" title="Pete Rose">Pete Rose</a> for the most career seasons of 200+ hits, and he surpassed <a href="/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Ty Cobb</a> for most career seasons of 200+ hits in the AL. He finished the season with 214 hits, topping the MLB in that category. Suzuki also finished the season "ironman" style, playing in all 162 games. Only Suzuki and <a href="/wiki/Matt_Kemp" title="Matt Kemp">Matt Kemp</a> did so for the 2010 season. This was Suzuki's 3rd season playing in all 162 games. Also, Suzuki was nominated for the <a href="/wiki/This_Year_in_Baseball_Awards" title="This Year in Baseball Awards">This Year in Baseball Award</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Suzuki finished first or second in hits in all of his first 10 MLB seasons. </p><p>Suzuki won his tenth consecutive <a href="/wiki/Rawlings_Gold_Glove_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Rawlings Gold Glove Award">Rawlings Gold Glove Award</a> in 2010, tying <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Ken Griffey Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andruw_Jones" title="Andruw Jones">Andruw Jones</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Al_Kaline" title="Al Kaline">Al Kaline</a>, and trailing only Roberto Clemente and Willie Mays (twelve each) for major league outfielders.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Suzuki also won his second consecutive and third overall <a href="/wiki/Fielding_Bible_Award" title="Fielding Bible Award">Fielding Bible Award</a> for his statistically based defensive excellence in right field,<sup id="cite_ref-gleeman_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gleeman-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as the only right fielder to have so far received multiple Bible awards. <a href="/wiki/Jason_Heyward" title="Jason Heyward">Jason Heyward</a> subsequently equaled Suzuki with his third Bible in 2015; thereafter <a href="/wiki/Mookie_Betts" title="Mookie Betts">Mookie Betts</a> promptly became the third right fielder to achieve this distinction in 2018, on three consecutive awards. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2011">2011</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ichiro_Suzuki&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: 2011"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ichiro_Suzuki_(51007139572)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Ichiro_Suzuki_%2851007139572%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/220px-Ichiro_Suzuki_%2851007139572%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="359" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Ichiro_Suzuki_%2851007139572%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Ichiro_Suzuki_%2851007139572%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7e/Ichiro_Suzuki_%2851007139572%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/440px-Ichiro_Suzuki_%2851007139572%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1563" data-file-height="2547" /></a><figcaption>Ichiro Suzuki in 2011</figcaption></figure> <p>On 2 April 2011, Suzuki broke the Seattle Mariners' all-time career hits record with his 2,248th hit in the 9th inning versus the Oakland Athletics, overtaking the team's previous leader Edgar Martínez.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 2011 marked the first time in Suzuki's 11 seasons that he failed to make the All-Star team. He batted under .300 (.277) before the All-Star break for the first time in his career. On 10 July, manager <a href="/wiki/Eric_Wedge" title="Eric Wedge">Eric Wedge</a> did not start Suzuki, ending his then-major league-best active streak of 255 consecutive starts. Suzuki followed with an 11-game hitting streak, but Wedge noted "it's not that easy to give that guy a day off" due to Suzuki's iconic stature.<sup id="cite_ref-howard_70-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-howard-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 22 August, Suzuki hit his 35th career leadoff homer, tying him for 6th place with <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Bonds" title="Bobby Bonds">Bobby Bonds</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Suzuki finished the season batting a career-low .272 with 184 hits, the first time in his 11-year MLB career he did not record 200 hits. It was also his first season not playing in the All-Star game, as well as his first season not winning a Gold Glove.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2012">2012</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ichiro_Suzuki&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: 2012"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 19 June 2012, Suzuki led off a game against the <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Diamondbacks" title="Arizona Diamondbacks">Arizona Diamondbacks</a> with a single to center field, the 2,500th hit of his MLB career. Suzuki reached the milestone in the fourth-fewest games in major league history, after <a href="/wiki/Al_Simmons" title="Al Simmons">Al Simmons</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Ty Cobb</a>, and <a href="/wiki/George_Sisler" title="George Sisler">George Sisler</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a 13-inning road loss to the Oakland A's on 8 July, Suzuki was placed second in the batting order and responded by going 2 for 6 to bring his season batting average to .261 heading into the All-Star break.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the previous night's game, Suzuki recorded two hits to break a career-worst 0-for-23 hitless streak.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Suzuki had also been tried at the three-spot in the batting order<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> during a season for which he earned $18 million. Former teammate <a href="/wiki/Jay_Buhner" title="Jay Buhner">Jay Buhner</a> stated he felt Suzuki was the recipient of too much blame for the Mariners' difficulties but "at the same time, they need help desperately." Buhner stated that if Suzuki were awarded a three-year contract extension for somewhere between $35 million and $40 million, "I'd vomit. I mean, really, no offense. No offense, we've got to get this organization turned around. You can't be spending all the money on one guy."<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With a contract extension with the Mariners unknown, Suzuki stated, "It's going to go both ways. It can't just come from the player. It's got to come from the team, too. If the team is saying they need you, you're necessary, then it becomes a piece. But if it's just coming from the player, it's not going to happen."<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Suzuki's agent, Tony Attanasio, said, "He knows that the club has to grow. He knows they have to play the younger guys and get them more playing time. The only way he knows to do that is to move on. He doesn't want to stop playing. He wants to continue."<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_York_Yankees_(2012–2014)"><span id="New_York_Yankees_.282012.E2.80.932014.29"></span>New York Yankees (2012–2014)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ichiro_Suzuki&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: New York Yankees (2012–2014)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ichiro_Suzuki_on_August_1,_2012.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Ichiro_Suzuki_on_August_1%2C_2012.jpg/275px-Ichiro_Suzuki_on_August_1%2C_2012.jpg" decoding="async" width="275" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Ichiro_Suzuki_on_August_1%2C_2012.jpg/413px-Ichiro_Suzuki_on_August_1%2C_2012.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Ichiro_Suzuki_on_August_1%2C_2012.jpg/550px-Ichiro_Suzuki_on_August_1%2C_2012.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2700" data-file-height="2700" /></a><figcaption>Suzuki in 2012</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Rest_of_2012:_second_postseason_appearance">Rest of 2012: second postseason appearance</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ichiro_Suzuki&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Rest of 2012: second postseason appearance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Suzuki approached the Mariners to ask for a trade at midseason in 2012. His first choice was to play for the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a>. The Mariners traded him to the Yankees for minor league pitchers <a href="/wiki/D._J._Mitchell_(baseball)" title="D. J. Mitchell (baseball)">D. J. Mitchell</a> and <a href="/wiki/Danny_Farquhar" title="Danny Farquhar">Danny Farquhar</a> on 23 July. Seattle also received cash in the trade. Suzuki left Seattle hitting .261 with a .288 <a href="/wiki/On-base_percentage" title="On-base percentage">on-base percentage</a> (OBP), four home runs, 28 RBIs and 15 stolen bases in 95 games. His first game as a Yankee was played the night of the trade, at Safeco Field against the Mariners.<sup id="cite_ref-YankeesTrade_80-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-YankeesTrade-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-waldstein_10082012_83-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-waldstein_10082012-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Before the trade was consummated, Suzuki agreed to the Yankees' conditions, which stated that they would play Suzuki primarily in left field, bat him at the bottom of the lineup, and occasionally sit him against left-handed pitching.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Suzuki hit safely in his first 12 games as a Yankee, tying a record set by <a href="/wiki/Don_Slaught" title="Don Slaught">Don Slaught</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He wore number 31 during his tenure with the Yankees, as his traditional 51 had not been used since the 2006 retirement of <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Williams" title="Bernie Williams">Bernie Williams</a>, who wore it while playing for the Yankees; the Yankees retired the number in 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Suzuki hit his first home run as a Yankee, and the 100th of his career, on 30 July against the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the week ending 23 September, Suzuki was named <a href="/wiki/AL_Player_of_the_Week" class="mw-redirect" title="AL Player of the Week">AL Player of the Week</a> after hitting .600 (15-for-25) with three doubles, two home runs, five RBI, seven runs scored, and six stolen bases in six games. He led all MLB players in batting average, hits, steals and OBP (.630).<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 67 games with New York, Suzuki batted .322 with a .340 OBP, 28 runs, five home runs and 27 RBIs. With his improved performance, the Yankees at times batted him second and also started him against left-handers.<sup id="cite_ref-waldstein_10082012_83-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-waldstein_10082012-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Against the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2012_ALDS" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 ALDS">2012 ALDS</a>, Suzuki ran home on a ball hit by <a href="/wiki/Robinson_Can%C3%B3" title="Robinson Canó">Robinson Canó</a>. Despite the ball beating him to the plate, Orioles catcher <a href="/wiki/Matt_Wieters" title="Matt Wieters">Matt Wieters</a> had difficulty tagging Suzuki, who evaded multiple tag attempts by jumping over and around Wieters. In Game 1 of the <a href="/wiki/2012_ALCS" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 ALCS">2012 ALCS</a>, Suzuki hit his first career postseason home run; however, the Yankees lost the series to the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a> in 4 games. </p><p>On 19 December 2012, Suzuki finalized a $13 million deal for two years with the Yankees.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2013">2013</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ichiro_Suzuki&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: 2013"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 25 June 2013, Suzuki hit a walk-off home run against Rangers pitcher <a href="/wiki/Tanner_Scheppers" title="Tanner Scheppers">Tanner Scheppers</a> with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning. Earlier in the game, three of his teammates had led off the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings with home runs, so all of the Yankees' runs in the game were provided by solo home runs.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 21 August 2013, Suzuki collected his 4,000th professional career hit with a single off <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a> pitcher <a href="/wiki/R._A._Dickey" title="R. A. Dickey">R. A. Dickey</a>, becoming the seventh player in professional baseball history known to have reached the mark after <a href="/wiki/Pete_Rose" title="Pete Rose">Pete Rose</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Ty Cobb</a>, <a href="/wiki/Julio_Franco" title="Julio Franco">Julio Franco</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hank_Aaron" title="Hank Aaron">Hank Aaron</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jigger_Statz" title="Jigger Statz">Jigger Statz</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Stan_Musial" title="Stan Musial">Stan Musial</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-espn_91-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-espn-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2014">2014</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ichiro_Suzuki&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: 2014"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 10 July 2014, Suzuki collected his 2,800th MLB hit off of Cleveland Indians pitcher <a href="/wiki/Scott_Atchison" title="Scott Atchison">Scott Atchison</a> in the top of the eighth inning at <a href="/wiki/Progressive_Field" title="Progressive Field">Progressive Field</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 9 August 2014, Suzuki hit a single in a game against the Astros to pass <a href="/wiki/George_Sisler" title="George Sisler">George Sisler</a> on the all-time hit list with his 2,811th hit.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Suzuki had previously broken Sisler's single season hit record in the 2004 season. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Miami_Marlins_(2015–2017)"><span id="Miami_Marlins_.282015.E2.80.932017.29"></span>Miami Marlins (2015–2017)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ichiro_Suzuki&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Miami Marlins (2015–2017)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2015">2015</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ichiro_Suzuki&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: 2015"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 23 January 2015, Suzuki agreed to a one-year, $2 million contract with the <a href="/wiki/2015_Miami_Marlins_season" title="2015 Miami Marlins season">Miami Marlins</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Marlins originally planned for him to be their fourth outfielder, but he finished the season with 439 <a href="/wiki/Plate_appearances" class="mw-redirect" title="Plate appearances">plate appearances</a> due to team injuries—primarily <a href="/wiki/Giancarlo_Stanton" title="Giancarlo Stanton">Giancarlo Stanton</a>, who suffered a season-ending injury on 26 June.<sup id="cite_ref-waldstein_10032015_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-waldstein_10032015-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 25 April, Suzuki scored his 1,310th major league run, which, combined with the 658 runs he scored in Japan, surpassed the record for runs scored by a Japanese player set by <a href="/wiki/Sadaharu_Oh" title="Sadaharu Oh">Sadaharu Oh</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 18 June, he was batting .294 after playing in 64 of the Marlins' 68 games, but his average fell to .229 by season's end.<sup id="cite_ref-waldstein_10032015_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-waldstein_10032015-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 14 August at <a href="/wiki/Busch_Stadium" title="Busch Stadium">Busch Stadium</a>, Suzuki singled off <a href="/wiki/2015_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2015 St. Louis Cardinals season">St. Louis Cardinals</a> starter <a href="/wiki/John_Lackey" title="John Lackey">John Lackey</a> to earn his 4,192nd top-level hit, passing <a href="/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Ty Cobb</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-98" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 29 July, Suzuki recorded his 2,900th major league hit, against <a href="/wiki/2015_Washington_Nationals_season" title="2015 Washington Nationals season">Washington Nationals</a> pitcher <a href="/wiki/Doug_Fister" title="Doug Fister">Doug Fister</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-99" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-99"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>99<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 18 August, Suzuki had his first four-hit game since 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-100" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-100"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>100<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 31 August, against the <a href="/wiki/2015_Atlanta_Braves_season" title="2015 Atlanta Braves season">Atlanta Braves</a>, Suzuki scored his 2,000th professional run when combining his runs scored in MLB (1,342) and in Japan's NPB (658).<sup id="cite_ref-101" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>101<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 5 September, Suzuki recorded his 100th right field assist in the major leagues.<sup id="cite_ref-102" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-102"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>102<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the season finale against the <a href="/wiki/2016_Philadelphia_Phillies_season" title="2016 Philadelphia Phillies season">Philadelphia Phillies</a> on 4 October, he made his major league pitching debut, completing the final inning and allowing one run and two hits in a 7–2 loss.<sup id="cite_ref-FSAP_103-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FSAP-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the 2015 season, he batted .229/.282/.279 with 11 stolen bases.<sup id="cite_ref-bf_104-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bf-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2016">2016</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ichiro_Suzuki&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: 2016"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ichiro_Suzuki_signature_batting_stance_2016.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Ichiro_Suzuki_signature_batting_stance_2016.jpg/220px-Ichiro_Suzuki_signature_batting_stance_2016.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="412" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Ichiro_Suzuki_signature_batting_stance_2016.jpg/330px-Ichiro_Suzuki_signature_batting_stance_2016.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Ichiro_Suzuki_signature_batting_stance_2016.jpg/440px-Ichiro_Suzuki_signature_batting_stance_2016.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1846" data-file-height="3456" /></a><figcaption>Suzuki in 2016</figcaption></figure> <p>On 6 October 2015, Suzuki and the Marlins agreed on a one-year, $2 million contract for the 2016 season. The deal also came with a $2 million club option for 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-105" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-105"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>105<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He stole his 500th career MLB base on 29 April 2016, against the <a href="/wiki/2016_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="2016 Milwaukee Brewers season">Milwaukee Brewers</a>, and led off the game with a single against <a href="/wiki/Zach_Davies" title="Zach Davies">Zach Davies</a> to move ahead of <a href="/wiki/Frank_Robinson" title="Frank Robinson">Frank Robinson</a> into 33rd place on the all-time MLB hit list with the 2,944th hit of his career.<sup id="cite_ref-106" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-106"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>106<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 15 June, Suzuki recorded his 4,257 career hit, breaking <a href="/wiki/Pete_Rose" title="Pete Rose">Pete Rose</a>'s all-time record for hits in top tier professional baseball.<sup id="cite_ref-107" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-107"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>107<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rose commented that "I'm not trying to take anything away from Ichiro, he's had a Hall of Fame career, but the next thing you know you'll be counting his high school hits".<sup id="cite_ref-NBCSports.com_108-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NBCSports.com-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was in response to the Japanese media labeling Suzuki as the "Hit King", claiming that Suzuki should be considered to be the all-time hits leader when his hits in Japan are included.<sup id="cite_ref-NBCSports.com_108-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NBCSports.com-108"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>108<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> American media was more divided on the significance of the accomplishment, though some major sources acknowledged the milestone as indicating Suzuki had become the greatest hitter in baseball.<sup id="cite_ref-109" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-109"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>109<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 7 August, Suzuki collected the 3,000th hit of his MLB career when he hit a triple off the right field wall at <a href="/wiki/Coors_Field" title="Coors Field">Coors Field</a> playing against the <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Rockies" title="Colorado Rockies">Colorado Rockies</a>. He is just the second player to reach that milestone by way of a triple, joining Hall of Famer <a href="/wiki/Paul_Molitor" title="Paul Molitor">Paul Molitor</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-110" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-110"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>110<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also became one of only seven players to have collected 3,000 hits and 500 stolen bases.<sup id="cite_ref-111" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-111"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>111<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the end of his 16th season, Suzuki had played in exactly 2,500 major league games.<sup id="cite_ref-112" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-112"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>112<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Suzuki and <a href="/wiki/Pete_Rose" title="Pete Rose">Pete Rose</a> are the only two players in MLB history to have accomplished playing in 2,500 games in their first 16 seasons.<sup id="cite_ref-bf_104-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bf-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-113" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-113"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>113<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the 2016 season, the Marlins exercised their option on Suzuki's contract for the 2017 season, and added an option for the 2018 season.<sup id="cite_ref-114" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-114"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>114<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2017">2017</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ichiro_Suzuki&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: 2017"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 19 April, Suzuki hit his first home run against his former team the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-115" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-115"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>115<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a 9th-inning drive off <a href="/wiki/Evan_Marshall_(baseball)" title="Evan Marshall (baseball)">Evan Marshall</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-j209_116-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-j209-116"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>116<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Suzuki scored his 1400th run in a 23 May game against the Oakland A's.<sup id="cite_ref-117" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-117"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>117<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-118" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-118"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>118<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 14 June, Suzuki singled for his 365th interleague hit, passing <a href="/wiki/Derek_Jeter" title="Derek Jeter">Derek Jeter</a> (364) to become the all-time leader in interleague hits.<sup id="cite_ref-119" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-119"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>119<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Suzuki finished 2017 with 368 interleague hits. This total would be surpassed by <a href="/wiki/Miguel_Cabrera" title="Miguel Cabrera">Miguel Cabrera</a> on September 7, 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-120" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-120"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>120<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 25 June, Suzuki (age 43 and 246 days) became the oldest player to start a game in center field since at least 1900, breaking the record previously held by <a href="/wiki/Rickey_Henderson" title="Rickey Henderson">Rickey Henderson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-121" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-121"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>121<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 29 June, Suzuki became the oldest active MLB player when <a href="/wiki/Bartolo_Col%C3%B3n" title="Bartolo Colón">Bartolo Colón</a> was designated for assignment by the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-122" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-122"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>122<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> although Colon latched on with the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a> a few weeks later.<sup id="cite_ref-123" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-123"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>123<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 6 July, Suzuki hit two singles against the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a>, bringing his hits total to 3,054 and surpassing Panamanian-born <a href="/wiki/Rod_Carew" title="Rod Carew">Rod Carew</a> as the all-time leader in MLB hits among foreign-born players.<sup id="cite_ref-124" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-124"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>124<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dominican-born <a href="/wiki/Adrian_Beltre" class="mw-redirect" title="Adrian Beltre">Adrian Beltre</a> surpassed Suzuki as the foreign hits leader on 13 June 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-all-time_foreign_hits_leader_125-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-all-time_foreign_hits_leader-125"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>125<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 26 August, Suzuki set the Marlins' single-season franchise record for <a href="/wiki/Pinch_hitter" title="Pinch hitter">pinch-hits</a> with his 22nd pinch hit.<sup id="cite_ref-126" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-126"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>126<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 3 September, he set a major league record for most pinch-hit at-bats in a season, with 84,<sup id="cite_ref-127" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-127"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>127<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and four days later he set a major league record for most pinch-hit plate appearances in a season, with 95.<sup id="cite_ref-128" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-128"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>128<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 8 September, Suzuki became the sixth player all-time to hit 2,500 <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_career_singles_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball career singles leaders">career singles</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-129" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-129"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>129<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as the 8th right fielder of all-time to record over 4,000 <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_career_putouts_as_a_right_fielder_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball career putouts as a right fielder leaders">putouts at the position</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-130" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-130"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>130<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 1 October, Suzuki flied out in his last chance to tie <a href="/wiki/John_Vander_Wal" title="John Vander Wal">John Vander Wal</a>'s MLB record of 28 pinch hits in a season, finishing with 27.<sup id="cite_ref-131" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-131"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>131<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For the season, he batted .255/.318/.332 with one stolen base (the first season in which he did not steal at least 10 bases).<sup id="cite_ref-bf_104-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bf-104"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>104<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the season, the Marlins declined a $2 million club option for the 2018 season, instead paying Suzuki a $500,000 buyout.<sup id="cite_ref-132" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-132"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>132<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Seattle_Mariners_(2018–2019)"><span id="Seattle_Mariners_.282018.E2.80.932019.29"></span>Seattle Mariners (2018–2019)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ichiro_Suzuki&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Seattle Mariners (2018–2019)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2018">2018</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ichiro_Suzuki&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: 2018"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ichiro_Suzuki_-_Minnesota_Twins_-_Opening_Day_vs_Seattle_Mariners_(27394574508)_(Cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Ichiro_Suzuki_-_Minnesota_Twins_-_Opening_Day_vs_Seattle_Mariners_%2827394574508%29_%28Cropped%29.jpg/250px-Ichiro_Suzuki_-_Minnesota_Twins_-_Opening_Day_vs_Seattle_Mariners_%2827394574508%29_%28Cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="272" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Ichiro_Suzuki_-_Minnesota_Twins_-_Opening_Day_vs_Seattle_Mariners_%2827394574508%29_%28Cropped%29.jpg/375px-Ichiro_Suzuki_-_Minnesota_Twins_-_Opening_Day_vs_Seattle_Mariners_%2827394574508%29_%28Cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Ichiro_Suzuki_-_Minnesota_Twins_-_Opening_Day_vs_Seattle_Mariners_%2827394574508%29_%28Cropped%29.jpg/500px-Ichiro_Suzuki_-_Minnesota_Twins_-_Opening_Day_vs_Seattle_Mariners_%2827394574508%29_%28Cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1671" data-file-height="1818" /></a><figcaption>Suzuki during his second stint with the Mariners in 2018</figcaption></figure> <p>On 7 March 2018, Suzuki signed a one-year contract to return to the <a href="/wiki/2018_Seattle_Mariners_season" title="2018 Seattle Mariners season">Mariners</a> after several team outfielders were injured during spring training.<sup id="cite_ref-133" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-133"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>133<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On <a href="/wiki/Opening_Day" title="Opening Day">Opening Day</a>, 29 March, against the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a>, Suzuki became the 20th outfielder all-time to record 5,000 <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_career_putouts_as_an_outfielder_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball career putouts as an outfielder leaders">career putouts at the position</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-134" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-134"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>134<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At 44 years old, he entered the 2018 season as the second-oldest active player in baseball, behind only <a href="/wiki/Bartolo_Col%C3%B3n" title="Bartolo Colón">Bartolo Colón</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-135" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-135"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>135<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 3 May, the Mariners announced that Suzuki would move to the front office as a special assistant to the chairman for the remainder of the season,<sup id="cite_ref-136" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-136"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>136<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but Suzuki did not rule out a possible return as a player for the 2019 season.<sup id="cite_ref-137" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-137"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>137<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In his final game for the year on the previous day, he went 0-for-3 with a walk, a strikeout, and a run in a 3–2 loss to the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-138" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-138"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>138<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This would end up being his last game played at Safeco Field. In 15 games played with the <a href="/wiki/2018_Seattle_Mariners_season" title="2018 Seattle Mariners season">2018 Mariners</a>, Suzuki batted 9-for-44 (.205/.255/.205) without an extra base hit, stolen base, or RBI. </p><p>At the time of his sabbatical as an active player, Suzuki held the record for most hits in Major League Baseball history by a foreign-born player (3,089). He was surpassed six weeks later by <a href="/wiki/Adri%C3%A1n_Beltr%C3%A9" title="Adrián Beltré">Adrián Beltré</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-139" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-139"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>139<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 11 May, he became the interim bench coach for two games as manager <a href="/wiki/Scott_Servais" title="Scott Servais">Scott Servais</a> was gone to attend his daughter's college graduation and regular bench coach <a href="/wiki/Manny_Acta" title="Manny Acta">Manny Acta</a> was filling in as manager.<sup id="cite_ref-140" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-140"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>140<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2019">2019</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ichiro_Suzuki&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: 2019"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 2 October 2018, it was announced that Suzuki would be on the Mariners' active roster when they opened the <a href="/wiki/2019_MLB_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2019 MLB season">2019 season</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> in Japan.<sup id="cite_ref-141" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-141"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>141<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-142" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-142"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>142<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Suzuki was re-signed to a minor league deal on 23 January 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-143" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-143"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>143<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 20 March 2019, the Mariners opened the MLB season against the Athletics at the <a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Dome" title="Tokyo Dome">Tokyo Dome</a> and Suzuki started the game in right field, becoming at 45 years old the second oldest position player (behind <a href="/wiki/Julio_Franco" title="Julio Franco">Julio Franco</a>) to start for a team on its opening day.<sup id="cite_ref-c532_144-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-c532-144"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>144<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The next night, the Mariners again played the Athletics at the Tokyo Dome and Suzuki played in his final professional game. He went 0–4 at the plate and in the bottom of the eighth inning walked off the field to applause.<sup id="cite_ref-145" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-145"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>145<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later in the day, Suzuki officially announced his retirement.<sup id="cite_ref-146" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-146"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>146<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was the oldest active MLB player at the time.<sup id="cite_ref-e790_147-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-e790-147"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>147<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>2019 was Suzuki's 19th season in the MLB, and including the nine years he played in Japan's NPB, Suzuki's 28 seasons of playing in baseball's top-tiered leagues<sup id="cite_ref-148" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-148"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>148<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-149" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-149"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>149<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> eclipsed the record of most seasons played by a position player held previously by 19th century MLB player <a href="/wiki/Cap_Anson" title="Cap Anson">Cap Anson</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_150-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-150"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>150<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (MLB pitcher <a href="/wiki/Nolan_Ryan" title="Nolan Ryan">Nolan Ryan</a>, like Anson, also played 27 seasons,<sup id="cite_ref-auto_150-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-150"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>150<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while NPB pitcher <a href="/wiki/Kimiyasu_Kudo" class="mw-redirect" title="Kimiyasu Kudo">Kimiyasu Kudo</a> played 29 seasons).<sup id="cite_ref-151" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-151"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>151<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 30 April 2019, Suzuki renewed his role with the Mariners from the previous year as special assistant to the chairman.<sup id="cite_ref-152" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-152"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>152<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 27 August 2022, Suzuki was inducted into the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners_Hall_of_Fame" title="Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame">Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-153" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-153"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>153<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="International_career">International career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ichiro_Suzuki&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: International career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2006:_Inaugural_World_Baseball_Classic">2006: Inaugural World Baseball Classic</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ichiro_Suzuki&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: 2006: Inaugural World Baseball Classic"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:WBC2006_Ichiro_Suzuki_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/WBC2006_Ichiro_Suzuki_1.jpg/220px-WBC2006_Ichiro_Suzuki_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="352" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/WBC2006_Ichiro_Suzuki_1.jpg/330px-WBC2006_Ichiro_Suzuki_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/WBC2006_Ichiro_Suzuki_1.jpg/440px-WBC2006_Ichiro_Suzuki_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="635" data-file-height="1015" /></a><figcaption>Suzuki at the World Baseball Classic 2006</figcaption></figure> <p>Suzuki played for the <a href="/wiki/Japan_national_baseball_team" title="Japan national baseball team">Japan national baseball team</a> in the inaugural <a href="/wiki/2006_World_Baseball_Classic" title="2006 World Baseball Classic">World Baseball Classic</a> in March 2006. During the 15 March Japan-Korea game, Suzuki was booed by some spectators during every at-bat, reportedly in response to a previous statement that he wanted to "beat South Korea so badly that the South Koreans won't want to play Japan for another 30 years."<sup id="cite_ref-154" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-154"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>154<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That, however, was an incorrect translation mostly spread to the public through ESPN. Suzuki was variously quoted as saying "I want to win in a way that the opponent would think, 'we cannot catch up with Japan for the coming 30 years'. We should not merely win the games."<sup id="cite_ref-155" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-155"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>155<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Japan would later beat Korea in the playoffs and win the tournament after defeating Cuba 10–6 in the finals.<sup id="cite_ref-156" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-156"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>156<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the tournament, Suzuki had twelve hits including a home run, seven runs, and four stolen bases. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2009:_Second_WBC_championship">2009: Second WBC championship</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ichiro_Suzuki&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: 2009: Second WBC championship"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Despite struggling uncharacteristically during most of the tournament, Suzuki provided the game-winning hit in the Championship game against South Korea. With two outs in the top of the tenth inning, he broke a 3–3 tie with a two-run single off a ball in the dirt. This would prove to be the margin of victory in Japan's 5–3 defeat of South Korea.<sup id="cite_ref-i193_157-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-i193-157"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>157<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Suzuki ended the night 4-for-6, bringing his total to 6-for-10 in WBC championship games. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Playing_style">Playing style</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ichiro_Suzuki&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Playing style"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ichiro3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Ichiro3.jpg/170px-Ichiro3.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="368" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Ichiro3.jpg/255px-Ichiro3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/Ichiro3.jpg/340px-Ichiro3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="601" data-file-height="1300" /></a><figcaption>Suzuki in 2005</figcaption></figure> <p>Sportswriter Bruce Jenkins, writing in the <i><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Chronicle" title="San Francisco Chronicle">San Francisco Chronicle</a></i>, described Suzuki's distinctive style of play: </p> <blockquote><p>There's nobody like Ichiro in either league—now or ever. He exists strictly within his own world, playing a game 100 percent unfamiliar to everyone else. The game has known plenty of 'slap' hitters, but none who sacrifice so much natural ability for the sake of the art. And he'll go deep occasionally in games, looking very much like someone who could do it again, often ... [but] the man lives for hits, little tiny ones, and the glory of standing atop the world in that category. Every spring, scouts or media types write him off, swearing that opposing pitchers have found the key, and they are embarrassingly wrong.<sup id="cite_ref-158" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-158"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>158<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <p>While he is known for his hitting ability, he did not draw many <a href="/wiki/Base_on_balls" title="Base on balls">walks</a>. In 2004, when he set the single-season record for hits, his low walk total (49) led to him being on base a total of 315 times. It was the 58th-most times a player has reached base in a season and short of the major league record of 379 set by <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Babe Ruth</a> in 1923.<sup id="cite_ref-howard_70-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-howard-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-hoffman_159-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hoffman-159"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>159<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> criticized his inability to improve his power when his Mariner teams were often low-scoring while noting that he also did not steal bases as frequently as <a href="/wiki/Rickey_Henderson" title="Rickey Henderson">Rickey Henderson</a> or <a href="/wiki/Tim_Raines" title="Tim Raines">Tim Raines</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-hoffman_159-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hoffman-159"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>159<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Suzuki, however, once commented, "If I'm allowed to hit .220, I could probably hit 40 [home runs], but nobody wants that."<sup id="cite_ref-howard_70-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-howard-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Suzuki has long been interested in pitching professionally, and he actually took the mound to pitch to one batter in the 1996 NPB All Star game, reaching close to 91 mph (146 km/h) in warm up pitches.<sup id="cite_ref-160" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-160"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>160<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2009, it was reported that during an early February workout at the World Baseball Classic his fastball was clocked at 92 mph.<sup id="cite_ref-161" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-161"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>161<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On the final day of the 2015 season on 4 October, Suzuki pitched in his first MLB game, throwing one complete inning at the end of a 7–2 Marlins loss against the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a>, allowing one run on two hits.<sup id="cite_ref-FSAP_103-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FSAP-103"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>103<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Less than three weeks before turning 42, he was still able to touch 88 mph with his fastball to go along with a mid 80s slider.<sup id="cite_ref-162" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-162"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>162<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Suzuki is the only left-handed hitter in Major League history with at least 2,000 plate appearances against left-handed pitching to display a reverse platoon split—that is, he had better results hitting off left-handed pitchers than right-handed pitchers.<sup id="cite_ref-163" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-163"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>163<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Suzuki received recognition for playing superior defense in right field, with above-average range and a strong and accurate throwing arm.<sup id="cite_ref-164" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-164"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>164<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During his career, he won 10 <a href="/wiki/Gold_Glove_Award" title="Gold Glove Award">Gold Glove Awards</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personality_and_influence">Personality and influence</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ichiro_Suzuki&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Personality and influence"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Seattle_Mariners_right_fielder_Ichiro_Suzuki_(51)_2011_(5709448882).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Seattle_Mariners_right_fielder_Ichiro_Suzuki_%2851%29_2011_%285709448882%29.jpg/220px-Seattle_Mariners_right_fielder_Ichiro_Suzuki_%2851%29_2011_%285709448882%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="208" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Seattle_Mariners_right_fielder_Ichiro_Suzuki_%2851%29_2011_%285709448882%29.jpg/330px-Seattle_Mariners_right_fielder_Ichiro_Suzuki_%2851%29_2011_%285709448882%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Seattle_Mariners_right_fielder_Ichiro_Suzuki_%2851%29_2011_%285709448882%29.jpg/440px-Seattle_Mariners_right_fielder_Ichiro_Suzuki_%2851%29_2011_%285709448882%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2484" data-file-height="2354" /></a><figcaption>Ichiro Suzuki bunting in 2011</figcaption></figure> <p>Suzuki is noted for his work ethic in arriving early for his team's games, and for his <a href="/wiki/Calisthenics" title="Calisthenics">calisthenic</a> stretching exercises to stay limber even during the middle of the game. Continuing in Seattle the custom he began in Japan, he used his given <a href="/wiki/Japanese_name" title="Japanese name">name</a> (written in <a href="/wiki/Romanization_of_Japanese" title="Romanization of Japanese">rōmaji</a>) on the back of his uniform instead of his family name, becoming the first player in Major League Baseball to do so since <a href="/wiki/Vida_Blue" title="Vida Blue">Vida Blue</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-p850_165-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p850-165"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>165<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In addition to being a ten-time Gold Glove winner, Suzuki was a ten-time All-Star selection from 2001 to 2010. His success has been credited with opening the door for other Japanese players like former <a href="/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants" title="Yomiuri Giants">Yomiuri Giants</a> <a href="/wiki/Glossary_of_baseball_(S)#slugger" class="mw-redirect" title="Glossary of baseball (S)">slugger</a> <a href="/wiki/Hideki_Matsui" title="Hideki Matsui">Hideki Matsui</a>, former <a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_SoftBank_Hawks" title="Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks">Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks</a> <a href="/wiki/Catcher" title="Catcher">catcher</a> <a href="/wiki/Kenji_Johjima" title="Kenji Johjima">Kenji Johjima</a>, former teammate <a href="/wiki/So_Taguchi" title="So Taguchi">So Taguchi</a>, and former <a href="/wiki/Seibu_Lions" class="mw-redirect" title="Seibu Lions">Seibu Lions</a> <a href="/wiki/Infielder" title="Infielder">infielder</a> <a href="/wiki/Kazuo_Matsui" title="Kazuo Matsui">Kazuo Matsui</a> and active players <a href="/wiki/Shohei_Ohtani" title="Shohei Ohtani">Shohei Ohtani</a> and <a href="/wiki/Seiya_Suzuki" title="Seiya Suzuki">Seiya Suzuki</a> to enter the Major Leagues. Suzuki's career was followed closely in Japan, with national television news programs covering each of his at-bats, and with special tour packages arranged for Japanese fans to visit the United States to attend his games.<sup id="cite_ref-langjones2002_166-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-langjones2002-166"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>166<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Suzuki's agent, Tony Attanasio, described his client's status: "When you mail Ichiro something from the States, you only have to use that name on the address and he gets it [in Japan]. He's that big."<sup id="cite_ref-baseball-almanac.com_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-baseball-almanac.com-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Suzuki's status in Japan fueled interest in Major League Baseball in Japan, including the $275 million broadcasting rights deal between MLB and <a href="/wiki/Dentsu_Inc." class="mw-redirect" title="Dentsu Inc.">Dentsu Inc.</a> in 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_167-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-167"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>167<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Suzuki performs in TV commercials in Japan for <a href="/wiki/Nippon_Oil" class="mw-redirect" title="Nippon Oil">ENEOS</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-168" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-168"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>168<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His likeness is used as the basis of the character "Kyoshiro" in the anime and manga <i><a href="/wiki/Major_(manga)" title="Major (manga)">Major</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-169" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-169"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>169<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When he first came to the United States, he especially enjoyed trips to <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City,_Missouri" title="Kansas City, Missouri">Kansas City</a> to talk with former <a href="/wiki/Negro_leagues" class="mw-redirect" title="Negro leagues">Negro leagues</a> star <a href="/wiki/Buck_O%27Neil" title="Buck O'Neil">Buck O'Neil</a>. When O'Neil died in 2006, Suzuki sent a very large memorial wreath to the funeral service. The following year, he visited the <a href="/wiki/Negro_Leagues_Baseball_Museum" title="Negro Leagues Baseball Museum">Negro Leagues Baseball Museum</a> while on a road trip to Kansas City and made what, as of 2016, remains the largest contribution ever made to the museum by an active MLB player.<sup id="cite_ref-Tomlinson_170-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tomlinson-170"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>170<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When Suzuki was traded to the Yankees in July 2012, longtime Mariners fan <a href="/wiki/Ben_Gibbard" title="Ben Gibbard">Ben Gibbard</a> (of <a href="/wiki/Death_Cab_for_Cutie" title="Death Cab for Cutie">Death Cab for Cutie</a>) posted his tribute song, "Ichiro's Theme", on his <a href="/wiki/SoundCloud" title="SoundCloud">SoundCloud</a> page.<sup id="cite_ref-171" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-171"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>171<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-172" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-172"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>172<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The previous year, <a href="/wiki/The_Baseball_Project" title="The Baseball Project">The Baseball Project</a> had released the tribute song "Ichiro Goes To The Moon" on their album <i><a href="/wiki/Volume_2:_High_and_Inside" title="Volume 2: High and Inside">Volume 2: High and Inside</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-u884_173-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-u884-173"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>173<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Endorsements">Endorsements</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ichiro_Suzuki&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Endorsements"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Over the course of his career, Suzuki has endorsed numerous Japanese brands, although he was more reluctant to enter endorsement deals with American companies.<sup id="cite_ref-174" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-174"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>174<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to <i><a href="/wiki/Forbes" title="Forbes">Forbes</a></i>, at one point in his career, Suzuki earned roughly $7 million annually from endorsements, most of which came from Japanese companies.<sup id="cite_ref-Roger5_175-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Roger5-175"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>175<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He was the face of <a href="/wiki/Kirin_Brewery" class="mw-redirect" title="Kirin Brewery">Kirin Brewery</a>, a Japanese beer brand.<sup id="cite_ref-176" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-176"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>176<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He has endorsed Japanese brands such as sporting goods company <a href="/wiki/Mizuno_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="Mizuno Corporation">Mizuno Corporation</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-k370_177-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-k370-177"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>177<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Nikko_Cordial" title="Nikko Cordial">Nikko Cordial</a>, <a href="/wiki/NTT_Communications" title="NTT Communications">NTT Communications</a>, <a href="/wiki/Asics" title="Asics">Asics</a>, <a href="/wiki/JXTG_Nippon_Oil_%26_Energy" class="mw-redirect" title="JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy">JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_167-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-167"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>167<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Suzuki also endorsed <a href="/wiki/Yunker" title="Yunker">Yunker</a> energy drink on behalf of <a href="/wiki/Sato_Pharmaceutical" title="Sato Pharmaceutical">Sato Pharmaceutical</a> and <a href="/wiki/Oakley,_Inc." title="Oakley, Inc.">Oakley</a> sunglasses.<sup id="cite_ref-Roger5_175-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Roger5-175"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>175<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of 2001, Suzuki had deals with the US golfwear company <a href="/wiki/Cutter_%26_Buck" title="Cutter & Buck">Cutter & Buck</a>, <a href="/wiki/Upper_Deck_Company" title="Upper Deck Company">Upper Deck</a> trading card company, and sporting goods company <a href="/wiki/Majestic_Athletic" title="Majestic Athletic">Majestic Athletic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-178" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-178"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>178<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Suzuki's agent Tony Attanasio stated that Suzuki had rejected around $40 million in endorsements due to him being "very selective when it comes to putting his name out in the public"<sup id="cite_ref-:0_167-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-167"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>167<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ichiro_Suzuki&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Suzuki_Ichir%C5%8D_and_his_wife_Yumiko.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Suzuki_Ichir%C5%8D_and_his_wife_Yumiko.jpg/220px-Suzuki_Ichir%C5%8D_and_his_wife_Yumiko.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="176" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Suzuki_Ichir%C5%8D_and_his_wife_Yumiko.jpg/330px-Suzuki_Ichir%C5%8D_and_his_wife_Yumiko.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Suzuki_Ichir%C5%8D_and_his_wife_Yumiko.jpg/440px-Suzuki_Ichir%C5%8D_and_his_wife_Yumiko.jpg 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="600" /></a><figcaption>Suzuki and his wife Yumiko at the <a href="/wiki/2009_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">2009 Red Carpet All-Star Parade</a></figcaption></figure> <p>He has an elder brother, Kazuyasu Suzuki.<sup id="cite_ref-Aretha2016_179-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Aretha2016-179"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>179<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Suzuki married Yumiko Fukushima<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%A6%8F%E5%B3%B6%E5%BC%93%E5%AD%90" class="extiw" title="ja:福島弓子">福島弓子</a></span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Fukushima Yumiko</i></span>)</span>, a former <a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Broadcasting_System" class="mw-redirect" title="Tokyo Broadcasting System">TBS TV</a> announcer,<sup id="cite_ref-180" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-180"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>180<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> on 3 December 1999,<sup id="cite_ref-181" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-181"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>181<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> at a small church in <a href="/wiki/Santa_Monica,_California" title="Santa Monica, California">Santa Monica, California</a>. As of 2009<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ichiro_Suzuki&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, they have a pet dog (<a href="/wiki/Shiba_Inu" title="Shiba Inu">Shiba Inu</a>) named Ikkyu,<sup id="cite_ref-182" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-182"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>182<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a combination of the first character in each of his and his wife's first names. The couple resided in <a href="/wiki/Issaquah,_Washington" title="Issaquah, Washington">Issaquah, Washington</a>, during the season while he played in Seattle and in <a href="/wiki/Greenwich,_Connecticut" title="Greenwich, Connecticut">Greenwich, Connecticut</a>, while he played for the Yankees. They resided in <a href="/wiki/Miami_Beach,_Florida" title="Miami Beach, Florida">Miami Beach</a> during seasons with the Marlins.<sup id="cite_ref-Tomlinson_170-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tomlinson-170"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>170<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ichiroll.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Ichiroll.jpg/250px-Ichiroll.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="172" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Ichiroll.jpg/375px-Ichiroll.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Ichiroll.jpg/500px-Ichiroll.jpg 2x" data-file-width="922" data-file-height="636" /></a><figcaption>The "Ichiroll", a menu item once offered at <a href="/wiki/Safeco_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Safeco Field">T-Mobile Park</a> named after Ichiro Suzuki</figcaption></figure> <p>On 18 March 2011, Suzuki donated <a href="/wiki/Japanese_yen" title="Japanese yen">¥</a>100 million ($1.25 million) to the <a href="/wiki/Japanese_Red_Cross" class="mw-redirect" title="Japanese Red Cross">Japanese Red Cross</a> for <a href="/wiki/2011_T%C5%8Dhoku_earthquake_and_tsunami" title="2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami">earthquake and tsunami</a> <a href="/wiki/Humanitarian_response_to_the_2011_T%C5%8Dhoku_earthquake_and_tsunami" title="Humanitarian response to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami">relief efforts</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-183" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-183"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>183<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Suzuki's father, Nobuyuki, handled Ichiro's finances early in his career<sup id="cite_ref-internal_184-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-internal-184"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>184<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> until, in 2002, due to Nobuyuki underreporting Ichiro's income, Ichiro was saddled with a significant bill for unpaid taxes.<sup id="cite_ref-185" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-185"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>185<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The scandal cost Ichiro an undisclosed amount of money and caused him embarrassment. This incident, along with Nobuyuki's relentless training and unforgiving attitude toward his son, caused their relationship to collapse.<sup id="cite_ref-internal_184-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-internal-184"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>184<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Subsequently, Ichiro's finances have been looked after by his wife Yumiko.<sup id="cite_ref-186" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-186"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>186<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since November 2000, Nobuyuki has run the Ichiro exhibition room named "I-fain" in <a href="/wiki/Toyoyama,_Aichi" class="mw-redirect" title="Toyoyama, Aichi">Toyoyama</a>, Suzuki's hometown. It exhibits a wide variety of Ichiro Suzuki <a href="/wiki/Memorabilia" class="mw-redirect" title="Memorabilia">memorabilia</a>, including personal items from his childhood and up-to-date baseball gear.<sup id="cite_ref-nytimes1_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nytimes1-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-seattletimes1_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-seattletimes1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Suzuki is the honored chairman of the Ichiro Cup, a six-month-long boys' league tournament with more than 200 teams, held in <a href="/wiki/Toyoyama,_Aichi" class="mw-redirect" title="Toyoyama, Aichi">Toyoyama</a> and surrounding cities and towns since 1996. Suzuki watches the final game and attends its awards ceremony every year.<sup id="cite_ref-187" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-187"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>187<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-188" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-188"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>188<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Suzuki speaks English well and often spoke it with his teammates in his playing days, but uses an interpreter during interviews so that he is not misunderstood.<sup id="cite_ref-p974_189-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-p974-189"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>189<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also learned Spanish early in his MLB career, using it to banter with other players.<sup id="cite_ref-190" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-190"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>190<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Suzuki further explains he did it because he felt a kinship to 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Mlb.mlb.com. 29 October 2010. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101111172822/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101109&content_id=16041500&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb">Archived</a> from the original on 11 November 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Mlb.mlb.com. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101110222147/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101027&content_id=15864376&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb">Archived</a> from the original on 10 November 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">31 March</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Hunter%2C+Ichiro+each+seeking+10th+AL+Gold+Glove&rft.pub=Mlb.mlb.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fmlb.mlb.com%2Fnews%2Farticle.jsp%3Fymd%3D20101027%26content_id%3D15864376%26vkey%3Dnews_mlb%26c_id%3Dmlb&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AIchiro+Suzuki" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-gleeman-68"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-gleeman_68-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGleeman2010" class="citation news cs1"><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Gleeman" title="Aaron Gleeman">Gleeman, Aaron</a> (1 November 2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101103232951/http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/11/01/yadier-molina-leads-fifth-annual-fielding-bible-awards/">"Yadier Molina leads fifth annual "Fielding Bible Awards"<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a>. <i>NBCSports.com</i>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">11 November</span> 2010</span>. <q>For those of us who have come to more or less ignore Gold Glove awards as a meaningful way to measure defensive excellence, the fifth annual Fielding Bible Awards were announced today.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=NBCSports.com&rft.atitle=Yadier+Molina+leads+fifth+annual+%22Fielding+Bible+Awards%22&rft.date=2010-11-01&rft.aulast=Gleeman&rft.aufirst=Aaron&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fhardballtalk.nbcsports.com%2F2010%2F11%2F01%2Fyadier-molina-leads-fifth-annual-fielding-bible-awards%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AIchiro+Suzuki" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-69"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-69">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJohns" class="citation web cs1">Johns, Greg. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121007074420/http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110402&content_id=17307462&notebook_id=17308108&vkey=notebook_sea&c_id=sea&partnerId=ed-4344441-193444916">"Humbled Ichiro breaks Edgar's hits mark"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110402&content_id=17307462&notebook_id=17308108&vkey=notebook_sea&c_id=sea&partnerId=ed-4344441-193444916">the original</a> on 7 October 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Grand Central Publishing. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780446565226" title="Special:BookSources/9780446565226"><bdi>9780446565226</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Meaning+of+Ichiro&rft.pub=Grand+Central+Publishing&rft.date=2009&rft.isbn=9780446565226&rft.aulast=Whiting&rft.aufirst=Robert&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DbbXJcV8lWyIC%26pg%3DPT14&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AIchiro+Suzuki" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ichiro_Suzuki&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Allen, Jim. <i>Ichiro Magic</i>. New York: Kodansha America, 2001. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4-7700-2871-6" title="Special:BookSources/978-4-7700-2871-6">978-4-7700-2871-6</a></li> <li>Christopher, Matt, and Glenn Stout. <i>At the Plate With... Ichiro</i>. New York: Little, Brown, 2003. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-316-13679-4" title="Special:BookSources/0-316-13679-4">0-316-13679-4</a>.</li> <li>Dougherty, Terri. <i>Ichiro Suzuki</i>. ?: Checkerboard Books, 2003. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-59197-483-6" title="Special:BookSources/1-59197-483-6">1-59197-483-6</a>.</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJohnson2006" class="citation book cs1">Johnson, Daniel (2006). <i>Japanese Baseball: A Statistical Handbook</i>. McFarland & Company. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7864-2841-4" title="Special:BookSources/0-7864-2841-4"><bdi>0-7864-2841-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Japanese+Baseball%3A+A+Statistical+Handbook&rft.pub=McFarland+%26+Company&rft.date=2006&rft.isbn=0-7864-2841-4&rft.aulast=Johnson&rft.aufirst=Daniel&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AIchiro+Suzuki" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li>Komatsu, Narumi, and Philip Gabriel. <i>Ichiro on Ichiro: Conversations with Narumi Komatsu</i>. Seattle: Sasquatch Books, 2004. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-57061-431-8" title="Special:BookSources/1-57061-431-8">1-57061-431-8</a>.</li> <li>Leigh, David S. <i>Ichiro Suzuki</i>. Minneapolis: Twenty-First Century Books, 2004. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8225-1792-2" title="Special:BookSources/0-8225-1792-2">0-8225-1792-2</a>.</li> <li>Levin, Judith. <i>Ichiro Suzuki</i>. New York: Chelsea House Publications, 2007. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7910-9440-5" title="Special:BookSources/0-7910-9440-5">0-7910-9440-5</a>.</li> <li>Rappoport, Ken. <i>Super Sports Star Ichiro Suzuki</i>. Berkeley Heights, N.J.: Enslow Elementary, 2004. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7660-2137-8" title="Special:BookSources/0-7660-2137-8">0-7660-2137-8</a>.</li> <li>Rosenthal, Jim. <i>Ichiro's Art of Playing Baseball: Learn How to Hit, Steal, and Field Like an All-Star</i>. New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 2006. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-312-35831-8" title="Special:BookSources/0-312-35831-8">0-312-35831-8</a>.</li> <li>Savage, Jeff. <i>Ichiro Suzuki</i>. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 2003. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8225-1344-7" title="Special:BookSources/0-8225-1344-7">0-8225-1344-7</a>.</li> <li>Shields, David. <i>"Baseball Is Just Baseball": The Understated Ichiro: An Unauthorized Collection Compiled by David Shields</i>. Seattle: TNI Books, 2001. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-9678703-1-3" title="Special:BookSources/0-9678703-1-3">0-9678703-1-3</a>.</li> <li>Stewart, Mark. <i>Ichiro Suzuki: Best in the West</i>. Minneapolis: Millbrook Press, 2002. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7613-2616-2" title="Special:BookSources/0-7613-2616-2">0-7613-2616-2</a>.</li> <li>Whiting, Robert. <i>The Meaning of Ichiro: The New Wave from Japan and the Transformation of Our National Pastime</i>. Warner Books, 2004; retitled for the 2005 paperback to <i>The Samurai Way of Baseball: The New Wave from Japan and the Transformation of Our National Pastime</i>. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-446-53192-8" title="Special:BookSources/0-446-53192-8">0-446-53192-8</a>, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-446-69403-7" title="Special:BookSources/0-446-69403-7">0-446-69403-7</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ichiro_Suzuki&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: External 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href="https://www.mlb.com/player/400085">MLB</a>, or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/mlb/player/stats/_/id/4570">ESPN</a>, or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/suzukic01.shtml">Baseball Reference</a>, or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.fangraphs.com/statss.aspx?playerid=1101">Fangraphs</a>, or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=suzuki001ich">Baseball Reference (Minors)</a>, or <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/S/Psuzui001.htm">Retrosheet</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/ichiro-suzuki">Ichiro Suzuki</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Society_for_American_Baseball_Research#Projects_and_collections" title="Society for American Baseball Research">SABR Baseball Biography Project</a></li></ul> <table class="wikitable succession-box noprint" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #FFF179;">Awards and achievements </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Terrence_Long" title="Terrence Long">Terrence Long</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Players_Choice_AL_Most_Outstanding_Rookie" class="mw-redirect" title="Players Choice AL Most Outstanding Rookie">Players Choice AL Most Outstanding Rookie</a> </b><br />2001 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Eric_Hinske" title="Eric Hinske">Eric Hinske</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Alex_Rodriguez" title="Alex Rodriguez">Alex Rodriguez</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Players_Choice_AL_Most_Outstanding_Player" class="mw-redirect" title="Players Choice AL Most Outstanding Player">Players Choice AL Most Outstanding Player</a> </b><br />2004 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/David_Ortiz" title="David Ortiz">David Ortiz</a></div> </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Teixeira" title="Mark Teixeira">Mark Teixeira</a></div> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/American_League_Player_of_the_Month" class="mw-redirect" title="American League Player of the Month">American League Player of the Month</a> </b><br />August 2004 </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a 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Yamamoto</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1952: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Susumu_Yuki&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Susumu Yuki (page does not exist)">Yuki</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1953: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Isami_Okamoto&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Isami Okamoto (page does not exist)">Okamoto</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1954: <a href="/wiki/Hiroshi_Oshita" class="mw-redirect" title="Hiroshi Oshita">Oshita</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955: <a href="/wiki/Tokuji_Iida" title="Tokuji Iida">Iida</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956: <a href="/wiki/Futoshi_Nakanishi" title="Futoshi Nakanishi">Nakanishi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/Kazuhisa_Inao" title="Kazuhisa Inao">Inao</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Kazuhisa_Inao" title="Kazuhisa Inao">Inao</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Tadashi_Sugiura" title="Tadashi Sugiura">Sugiura</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Kazuhiro_Yamauchi" title="Kazuhiro Yamauchi">Yamauchi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Katsuya_Nomura" title="Katsuya Nomura">Nomura</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/Isao_Harimoto" title="Isao Harimoto">Harimoto</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Katsuya_Nomura" title="Katsuya Nomura">Nomura</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Stanka" title="Joe Stanka">Stanka</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Katsuya_Nomura" title="Katsuya Nomura">Nomura</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Katsuya_Nomura" title="Katsuya Nomura">Nomura</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Mitsuhiro_Adachi" title="Mitsuhiro Adachi">Adachi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Tetsuya_Yoneda" title="Tetsuya Yoneda">Yoneda</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Tokuji_Nagaike" title="Tokuji Nagaike">Nagaike</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Masaaki_Kitaru" title="Masaaki Kitaru">Kitaru</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Tokuji_Nagaike" title="Tokuji Nagaike">Nagaike</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Yutaka_Fukumoto" title="Yutaka Fukumoto">Fukumoto</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Katsuya_Nomura" title="Katsuya Nomura">Nomura</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Tomehiro_Kaneda&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tomehiro Kaneda (page does not exist)">Kaneda</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Hideji_Kat%C5%8D" title="Hideji Katō">Katō</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Hisashi_Yamada" title="Hisashi Yamada">Yamada</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Hisashi_Yamada" title="Hisashi Yamada">Yamada</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Hisashi_Yamada" title="Hisashi Yamada">Yamada</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Manuel" title="Charlie Manuel">Manuel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/w/index.php?title=Isamu_Kida&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Isamu Kida (page does not exist)">Kida</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Yutaka_Enatsu" title="Yutaka Enatsu">Enatsu</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Hiromitsu_Ochiai" title="Hiromitsu Ochiai">Ochiai</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Osamu_Higashio" title="Osamu Higashio">Higashio</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Wells_(baseball)" title="Greg Wells (baseball)">Boomer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Hiromitsu_Ochiai" title="Hiromitsu Ochiai">Ochiai</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Hiromichi_Ishige" title="Hiromichi Ishige">Ishige</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Osamu_Higashio" title="Osamu Higashio">Higashio</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Hiromitsu_Kadota" title="Hiromitsu Kadota">Kadota</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Bryant" title="Ralph Bryant">Bryant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Hideo_Nomo" title="Hideo Nomo">Nomo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Kuo_Tai-yuan" title="Kuo Tai-yuan">T. Kaku</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Takehiro_Ishii" title="Takehiro Ishii">Ishii</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Kimiyasu_Kud%C5%8D" title="Kimiyasu Kudō">Kudō</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ichirō</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ichirō</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ichirō</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Fumiya_Nishiguchi" title="Fumiya Nishiguchi">Nishiguchi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Kazuo_Matsui" title="Kazuo Matsui">K. Matsui</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Kimiyasu_Kud%C5%8D" title="Kimiyasu Kudō">Kudō</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Nobuhiko_Matsunaka" title="Nobuhiko Matsunaka">Matsunaka</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Tuffy_Rhodes" title="Tuffy Rhodes">Rhodes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Cabrera" title="Alex Cabrera">Cabrera</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Kenji_Johjima" title="Kenji Johjima">Johjima</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Nobuhiko_Matsunaka" title="Nobuhiko Matsunaka">Matsunaka</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Toshiya_Sugiuchi" title="Toshiya Sugiuchi">Sugiuchi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Michihiro_Ogasawara" title="Michihiro Ogasawara">Ogasawara</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Yu_Darvish" title="Yu Darvish">Darvish</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Hisashi_Iwakuma" title="Hisashi Iwakuma">Iwakuma</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Yu_Darvish" title="Yu Darvish">Darvish</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Tsuyoshi_Wada" title="Tsuyoshi Wada">Wada</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Seiichi_Uchikawa" title="Seiichi Uchikawa">Uchikawa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Mitsuo_Yoshikawa" title="Mitsuo Yoshikawa">Yoshikawa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Masahiro_Tanaka" title="Masahiro Tanaka">Tanaka</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Chihiro_Kaneko" title="Chihiro Kaneko">Kaneko</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Yuki_Yanagita" title="Yuki Yanagita">Yanagita</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Shohei_Ohtani" title="Shohei Ohtani">Ohtani</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Sarfate" title="Dennis Sarfate">Sarfate</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Hotaka_Yamakawa" title="Hotaka Yamakawa">Yamakawa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Tomoya_Mori" title="Tomoya Mori">Mori</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Yuki_Yanagita" title="Yuki Yanagita">Yanagita</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Yoshinobu_Yamamoto" title="Yoshinobu Yamamoto">Y. Yamamoto</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Yoshinobu_Yamamoto" title="Yoshinobu Yamamoto">Y. Yamamoto</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Yoshinobu_Yamamoto" title="Yoshinobu Yamamoto">Y. Yamamoto</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="American_League_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:AL_Rookie_of_the_Year" title="Template:AL Rookie of the Year"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a 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title="Gil McDougald">McDougald</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1952: <a href="/wiki/Harry_Byrd_(baseball)" title="Harry Byrd (baseball)">Byrd</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1953: <a href="/wiki/Harvey_Kuenn" title="Harvey Kuenn">Kuenn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1954: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Grim_(baseball)" title="Bob Grim (baseball)">Grim</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955: <a href="/wiki/Herb_Score" title="Herb Score">Score</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956: <a href="/wiki/Luis_Aparicio" title="Luis Aparicio">Aparicio</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Kubek" title="Tony Kubek">Kubek</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Albie_Pearson" title="Albie Pearson">Pearson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Allison" title="Bob Allison">Allison</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Hansen_(baseball)" title="Ron Hansen (baseball)">Hansen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Don_Schwall" title="Don Schwall">Schwall</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Tresh" title="Tom Tresh">Tresh</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Peters_(baseball)" title="Gary Peters (baseball)">Peters</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Oliva" title="Tony Oliva">Oliva</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Curt_Blefary" title="Curt Blefary">Blefary</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Tommie_Agee" title="Tommie Agee">Agee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Rod_Carew" title="Rod Carew">Carew</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Stan_Bahnsen" title="Stan Bahnsen">Bahnsen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Piniella" title="Lou Piniella">Piniella</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Thurman_Munson" title="Thurman Munson">Munson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Chambliss" title="Chris Chambliss">Chambliss</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Fisk" title="Carlton Fisk">Fisk</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Al_Bumbry" title="Al Bumbry">Bumbry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Hargrove" title="Mike Hargrove">Hargrove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Fred_Lynn" title="Fred Lynn">Lynn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Fidrych" title="Mark Fidrych">Fidrych</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Murray" title="Eddie Murray">Murray</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Whitaker" title="Lou Whitaker">Whitaker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/John_Castino" title="John Castino">Castino</a> & <a href="/wiki/Alfredo_Griffin" title="Alfredo Griffin">Griffin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Charboneau" title="Joe Charboneau">Charboneau</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Righetti" title="Dave Righetti">Righetti</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Cal_Ripken_Jr." title="Cal Ripken Jr.">Ripken Jr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Kittle" title="Ron Kittle">Kittle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Alvin_Davis" title="Alvin Davis">Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Ozzie_Guill%C3%A9n" title="Ozzie Guillén">Guillén</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Jose_Canseco" title="Jose Canseco">Canseco</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Mark_McGwire" title="Mark McGwire">McGwire</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: 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Garciaparra">Garciaparra</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Ben_Grieve" title="Ben Grieve">Grieve</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Beltr%C3%A1n" title="Carlos Beltrán">Beltrán</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Kazuhiro_Sasaki" title="Kazuhiro Sasaki">Sasaki</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Suzuki</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Eric_Hinske" title="Eric Hinske">Hinske</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/%C3%81ngel_Berroa" title="Ángel Berroa">Berroa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Crosby" title="Bobby Crosby">Crosby</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Huston_Street" title="Huston Street">Street</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Justin_Verlander" title="Justin Verlander">Verlander</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Dustin_Pedroia" title="Dustin Pedroia">Pedroia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Evan_Longoria" title="Evan Longoria">Longoria</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Bailey_(baseball)" title="Andrew Bailey (baseball)">Bailey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Neftal%C3%AD_Feliz" title="Neftalí Feliz">Feliz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Hellickson" title="Jeremy Hellickson">Hellickson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Trout" title="Mike Trout">Trout</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Wil_Myers" title="Wil Myers">Myers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Abreu" title="José Abreu">Abreu</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Correa" title="Carlos Correa">Correa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Fulmer" title="Michael Fulmer">Fulmer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Judge" title="Aaron Judge">Judge</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Shohei_Ohtani" title="Shohei Ohtani">Ohtani</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Yordan_Alvarez" title="Yordan Alvarez">Alvarez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Lewis" title="Kyle Lewis">Lewis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Randy_Arozarena" title="Randy Arozarena">Arozarena</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Julio_Rodr%C3%ADguez" title="Julio Rodríguez">Rodríguez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Gunnar_Henderson" title="Gunnar Henderson">Henderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Luis_Gil_(baseball)" title="Luis Gil (baseball)">Gil</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> 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class="nowrap">1935: <a href="/wiki/Hank_Greenberg" title="Hank Greenberg">Greenberg</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1936: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Gehrig" title="Lou Gehrig">Gehrig</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1937: <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Gehringer" title="Charlie Gehringer">Gehringer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1938: <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Foxx" title="Jimmie Foxx">Foxx</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1939: <a href="/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio" title="Joe DiMaggio">DiMaggio</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1940: <a href="/wiki/Hank_Greenberg" title="Hank Greenberg">Greenberg</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1941: <a href="/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio" title="Joe DiMaggio">DiMaggio</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1942: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Gordon" title="Joe Gordon">Gordon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1943: <a href="/wiki/Spud_Chandler" title="Spud Chandler">Chandler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1944: <a href="/wiki/Hal_Newhouser" title="Hal Newhouser">Newhouser</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1945: <a href="/wiki/Hal_Newhouser" title="Hal Newhouser">Newhouser</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1946: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1947: <a href="/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio" title="Joe DiMaggio">DiMaggio</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1948: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Boudreau" title="Lou Boudreau">Boudreau</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1949: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1950: <a href="/wiki/Phil_Rizzuto" title="Phil Rizzuto">Rizzuto</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1951: <a href="/wiki/Yogi_Berra" title="Yogi Berra">Berra</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1952: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Shantz" title="Bobby Shantz">Shantz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1953: <a href="/wiki/Al_Rosen" title="Al Rosen">Rosen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1954: <a href="/wiki/Yogi_Berra" title="Yogi Berra">Berra</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955: <a href="/wiki/Yogi_Berra" title="Yogi Berra">Berra</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956: <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Mantle" title="Mickey Mantle">Mantle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Mantle" title="Mickey Mantle">Mantle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Jensen" title="Jackie Jensen">Jensen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Nellie_Fox" title="Nellie Fox">Fox</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Maris" title="Roger Maris">Maris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Maris" title="Roger Maris">Maris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Mantle" title="Mickey Mantle">Mantle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Elston_Howard" title="Elston Howard">Howard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Brooks_Robinson" title="Brooks Robinson">B. Robinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Zoilo_Versalles" title="Zoilo Versalles">Versalles</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Robinson" title="Frank Robinson">F. Robinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Yastrzemski" title="Carl Yastrzemski">Yastrzemski</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Denny_McLain" title="Denny McLain">McLain</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Harmon_Killebrew" title="Harmon Killebrew">Killebrew</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Boog_Powell" title="Boog Powell">Powell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Vida_Blue" title="Vida Blue">Blue</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Allen" title="Dick Allen">Allen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Jackson" title="Reggie Jackson">Jackson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Burroughs" title="Jeff Burroughs">Burroughs</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Fred_Lynn" title="Fred Lynn">Lynn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Thurman_Munson" title="Thurman Munson">Munson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Rod_Carew" title="Rod Carew">Carew</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Rice" title="Jim Rice">Rice</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Don_Baylor" title="Don Baylor">Baylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/George_Brett" title="George Brett">Brett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Rollie_Fingers" title="Rollie Fingers">Fingers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Robin_Yount" title="Robin Yount">Yount</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Cal_Ripken_Jr." title="Cal Ripken Jr.">Ripken Jr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Willie Hernández">Hernández</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Don_Mattingly" title="Don Mattingly">Mattingly</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Clemens</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/George_Bell_(outfielder)" title="George Bell (outfielder)">Bell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Jose_Canseco" title="Jose Canseco">Canseco</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Robin_Yount" title="Robin Yount">Yount</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Rickey_Henderson" title="Rickey Henderson">Henderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Cal_Ripken_Jr." title="Cal Ripken Jr.">Ripken Jr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Eckersley" title="Dennis Eckersley">Eckersley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Thomas_(designated_hitter)" title="Frank Thomas (designated hitter)">Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Thomas_(designated_hitter)" title="Frank Thomas (designated hitter)">Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Mo_Vaughn" title="Mo Vaughn">Vaughn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Juan_Gonz%C3%A1lez_(baseball)" title="Juan González (baseball)">González</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Griffey Jr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Juan_Gonz%C3%A1lez_(baseball)" title="Juan González (baseball)">González</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Iv%C3%A1n_Rodr%C3%ADguez" title="Iván Rodríguez">I. Rodríguez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Giambi" title="Jason Giambi">Giambi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Suzuki</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Miguel_Tejada" title="Miguel Tejada">Tejada</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Rodriguez" title="Alex Rodriguez">A. Rodriguez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Guerrero" title="Vladimir Guerrero">Guerrero</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Rodriguez" title="Alex Rodriguez">A. Rodriguez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Justin_Morneau" title="Justin Morneau">Morneau</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Rodriguez" title="Alex Rodriguez">A. Rodriguez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Dustin_Pedroia" title="Dustin Pedroia">Pedroia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Mauer" title="Joe Mauer">Mauer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Josh_Hamilton" title="Josh Hamilton">Hamilton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Justin_Verlander" title="Justin Verlander">Verlander</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Miguel_Cabrera" title="Miguel Cabrera">Cabrera</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Miguel_Cabrera" title="Miguel Cabrera">Cabrera</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Trout" title="Mike Trout">Trout</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Josh_Donaldson" title="Josh Donaldson">Donaldson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Trout" title="Mike Trout">Trout</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Jose_Altuve" title="Jose Altuve">Altuve</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Mookie_Betts" title="Mookie Betts">Betts</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Trout" title="Mike Trout">Trout</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Abreu" title="José Abreu">Abreu</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Shohei_Ohtani" title="Shohei Ohtani">Ohtani</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Judge" title="Aaron Judge">Judge</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Shohei_Ohtani" title="Shohei Ohtani">Ohtani</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Judge" title="Aaron Judge">Judge</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link 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href="/wiki/George_Stone_(outfielder)" title="George Stone (outfielder)">Stone</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1907: <a href="/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Cobb</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1908: <a href="/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Cobb</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1909: <a href="/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Cobb</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1910: Disputed</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1911: <a href="/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Cobb</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1912: <a href="/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Cobb</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1913: <a href="/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Cobb</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1914: <a href="/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Cobb</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1915: <a href="/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Cobb</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1916: <a href="/wiki/Tris_Speaker" title="Tris Speaker">Speaker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1917: <a href="/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Cobb</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1918: <a href="/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Cobb</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1919: <a href="/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Cobb</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1920: <a href="/wiki/George_Sisler" title="George Sisler">Sisler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1921: <a href="/wiki/Harry_Heilmann" title="Harry Heilmann">Heilmann</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1922: <a href="/wiki/George_Sisler" title="George Sisler">Sisler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1923: <a href="/wiki/Harry_Heilmann" title="Harry Heilmann">Heilmann</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1924: <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Ruth</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1925: <a href="/wiki/Harry_Heilmann" title="Harry Heilmann">Heilmann</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1926: <a href="/wiki/Heinie_Manush" title="Heinie Manush">Manush</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1927: <a href="/wiki/Harry_Heilmann" title="Harry Heilmann">Heilmann</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1928: <a href="/wiki/Goose_Goslin" title="Goose Goslin">Goslin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1929: <a href="/wiki/Lew_Fonseca" title="Lew Fonseca">Fonseca</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1930: <a href="/wiki/Al_Simmons" title="Al Simmons">Simmons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1931: <a href="/wiki/Al_Simmons" title="Al Simmons">Simmons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1932: <a href="/wiki/Dale_Alexander" title="Dale Alexander">Alexander</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1933: <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Foxx" title="Jimmie Foxx">Foxx</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1934: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Gehrig" title="Lou Gehrig">Gehrig</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1935: <a href="/wiki/Buddy_Myer" title="Buddy Myer">Myer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1936: <a href="/wiki/Luke_Appling" title="Luke Appling">Appling</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1937: <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Gehringer" title="Charlie Gehringer">Gehringer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1938: <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Foxx" title="Jimmie Foxx">Foxx</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1939: <a href="/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio" title="Joe DiMaggio">DiMaggio</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1940: <a href="/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio" title="Joe DiMaggio">DiMaggio</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1941: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">T. Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1942: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">T. Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1943: <a href="/wiki/Luke_Appling" title="Luke Appling">Appling</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1944: <a href="/wiki/Lou_Boudreau" title="Lou Boudreau">Boudreau</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1945: <a href="/wiki/Snuffy_Stirnweiss" title="Snuffy Stirnweiss">Stirnweiss</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1946: <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Vernon" title="Mickey Vernon">Vernon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1947: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">T. Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1948: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">T. Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1949: <a href="/wiki/George_Kell" title="George Kell">Kell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1950: <a href="/wiki/Billy_Goodman" title="Billy Goodman">Goodman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1951: <a href="/wiki/Ferris_Fain" title="Ferris Fain">Fain</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1952: <a href="/wiki/Ferris_Fain" title="Ferris Fain">Fain</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1953: <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Vernon" title="Mickey Vernon">Vernon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1954: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_%C3%81vila" title="Bobby Ávila">Ávila</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955: <a href="/wiki/Al_Kaline" title="Al Kaline">Kaline</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956: <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Mantle" title="Mickey Mantle">Mantle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">T. Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Ted_Williams" title="Ted Williams">T. Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Harvey_Kuenn" title="Harvey Kuenn">Kuenn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Runnels" title="Pete Runnels">Runnels</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Norm_Cash" title="Norm Cash">Cash</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Runnels" title="Pete Runnels">Runnels</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Yastrzemski" title="Carl Yastrzemski">Yastrzemski</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Oliva" title="Tony Oliva">Oliva</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Oliva" title="Tony Oliva">Oliva</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Robinson" title="Frank Robinson">Robinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Yastrzemski" title="Carl Yastrzemski">Yastrzemski</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Yastrzemski" title="Carl Yastrzemski">Yastrzemski</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Rod_Carew" title="Rod Carew">Carew</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Johnson" title="Alex Johnson">Johnson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Oliva" title="Tony Oliva">Oliva</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Rod_Carew" title="Rod Carew">Carew</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Rod_Carew" title="Rod Carew">Carew</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Rod_Carew" title="Rod Carew">Carew</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Rod_Carew" title="Rod Carew">Carew</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/George_Brett" title="George Brett">Brett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Rod_Carew" title="Rod Carew">Carew</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Rod_Carew" title="Rod Carew">Carew</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Fred_Lynn" title="Fred Lynn">Lynn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/George_Brett" title="George Brett">Brett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Carney_Lansford" title="Carney Lansford">Lansford</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Wilson_(baseball)" title="Willie Wilson (baseball)">Wilson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Wade_Boggs" title="Wade Boggs">Boggs</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Don_Mattingly" title="Don Mattingly">Mattingly</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Wade_Boggs" title="Wade Boggs">Boggs</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Wade_Boggs" title="Wade Boggs">Boggs</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Wade_Boggs" title="Wade Boggs">Boggs</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Wade_Boggs" title="Wade Boggs">Boggs</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Kirby_Puckett" title="Kirby Puckett">Puckett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/George_Brett" title="George Brett">Brett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Julio_Franco" title="Julio Franco">Franco</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Edgar_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Edgar Martínez">Martínez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/John_Olerud" title="John Olerud">Olerud</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Paul_O%27Neill_(baseball)" title="Paul O'Neill (baseball)">O'Neill</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Edgar_Mart%C3%ADnez" title="Edgar Martínez">Martínez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Rodriguez" title="Alex Rodriguez">Rodriguez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Thomas_(designated_hitter)" title="Frank Thomas (designated hitter)">Thomas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Williams" title="Bernie Williams">B. Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Nomar_Garciaparra" title="Nomar Garciaparra">Garciaparra</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Nomar_Garciaparra" title="Nomar Garciaparra">Garciaparra</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Suzuki</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Manny_Ramirez" title="Manny Ramirez">Ramirez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Mueller" title="Bill Mueller">Mueller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Suzuki</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Young_(baseball)" title="Michael Young (baseball)">Young</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Mauer" title="Joe Mauer">Mauer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Magglio_Ord%C3%B3%C3%B1ez" title="Magglio Ordóñez">Ordóñez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Mauer" title="Joe Mauer">Mauer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Mauer" title="Joe Mauer">Mauer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Josh_Hamilton" title="Josh Hamilton">Hamilton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Miguel_Cabrera" title="Miguel Cabrera">Cabrera</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Miguel_Cabrera" title="Miguel Cabrera">Cabrera</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Miguel_Cabrera" title="Miguel Cabrera">Cabrera</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Jose_Altuve" title="Jose Altuve">Altuve</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Miguel_Cabrera" title="Miguel Cabrera">Cabrera</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Jose_Altuve" title="Jose Altuve">Altuve</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Jose_Altuve" title="Jose Altuve">Altuve</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Mookie_Betts" title="Mookie Betts">Betts</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Anderson_(baseball)" title="Tim Anderson (baseball)">Anderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/DJ_LeMahieu" title="DJ LeMahieu">LeMahieu</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Yuli_Gurriel" title="Yuli Gurriel">Gurriel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Luis_Arr%C3%A1ez" title="Luis Arráez">Arráez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Yandy_D%C3%ADaz" title="Yandy Díaz">Díaz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Witt_Jr." title="Bobby Witt Jr.">Witt Jr.</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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Bay">Bay</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1905: <a href="/wiki/Danny_Hoffman" title="Danny Hoffman">Hoffman</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1906: <a href="/wiki/John_Anderson_(outfielder)" title="John Anderson (outfielder)">Anderson</a> & <a href="/wiki/Elmer_Flick" title="Elmer Flick">Flick</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1907: <a href="/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Cobb</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1908: <a href="/wiki/Patsy_Dougherty" title="Patsy Dougherty">Dougherty</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1909: <a href="/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Cobb</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1910: <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Collins" title="Eddie Collins">Collins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1911: <a href="/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Cobb</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1912: <a href="/wiki/Clyde_Milan" title="Clyde Milan">Milan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1913: <a href="/wiki/Clyde_Milan" title="Clyde Milan">Milan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1914: <a href="/wiki/Fritz_Maisel" title="Fritz Maisel">Maisel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1915: <a href="/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Cobb</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1916: <a href="/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Cobb</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1917: <a href="/wiki/Ty_Cobb" title="Ty Cobb">Cobb</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1918: <a href="/wiki/George_Sisler" title="George Sisler">Sisler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1919: <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Collins" title="Eddie Collins">Collins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1920: <a href="/wiki/Sam_Rice" title="Sam Rice">Rice</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1921: <a href="/wiki/George_Sisler" title="George Sisler">Sisler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1922: <a href="/wiki/George_Sisler" title="George Sisler">Sisler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1923: <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Collins" title="Eddie Collins">Collins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1924: <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Collins" title="Eddie Collins">Collins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1925: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Mostil" title="Johnny Mostil">Mostil</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1926: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Mostil" title="Johnny Mostil">Mostil</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1927: <a href="/wiki/George_Sisler" title="George Sisler">Sisler</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1928: <a href="/wiki/Buddy_Myer" title="Buddy Myer">Myer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1929: <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Gehringer" title="Charlie Gehringer">Gehringer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1930: <a href="/wiki/Marty_McManus" title="Marty McManus">McManus</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1931: <a href="/wiki/Ben_Chapman_(baseball)" title="Ben Chapman (baseball)">Chapman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1932: <a href="/wiki/Ben_Chapman_(baseball)" title="Ben Chapman (baseball)">Chapman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1933: <a href="/wiki/Ben_Chapman_(baseball)" title="Ben Chapman (baseball)">Chapman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1934: <a href="/wiki/Billy_Werber" title="Billy Werber">Werber</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1935: <a href="/wiki/Billy_Werber" title="Billy Werber">Werber</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1936: <a href="/wiki/Lyn_Lary" title="Lyn Lary">Lary</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1937: <a href="/wiki/Ben_Chapman_(baseball)" title="Ben Chapman (baseball)">Chapman</a> & <a href="/wiki/Billy_Werber" title="Billy Werber">Werber</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1938: <a href="/wiki/Frankie_Crosetti" title="Frankie Crosetti">Crosetti</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1939: <a href="/wiki/George_Case_(baseball)" title="George Case (baseball)">Case</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1940: <a href="/wiki/George_Case_(baseball)" title="George Case (baseball)">Case</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1941: <a href="/wiki/George_Case_(baseball)" title="George Case (baseball)">Case</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1942: <a href="/wiki/George_Case_(baseball)" title="George Case (baseball)">Case</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1943: <a href="/wiki/George_Case_(baseball)" title="George Case (baseball)">Case</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1944: <a href="/wiki/Snuffy_Stirnweiss" title="Snuffy Stirnweiss">Stirnweiss</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1945: <a href="/wiki/Snuffy_Stirnweiss" title="Snuffy Stirnweiss">Stirnweiss</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1946: <a href="/wiki/George_Case_(baseball)" title="George Case (baseball)">Case</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1947: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Dillinger" title="Bob Dillinger">Dillinger</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1948: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Dillinger" title="Bob Dillinger">Dillinger</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1949: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Dillinger" title="Bob Dillinger">Dillinger</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1950: <a href="/wiki/Dom_DiMaggio" title="Dom DiMaggio">DiMaggio</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1951: <a href="/wiki/Minnie_Mi%C3%B1oso" title="Minnie Miñoso">Miñoso</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1952: <a href="/wiki/Minnie_Mi%C3%B1oso" title="Minnie Miñoso">Miñoso</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1953: <a href="/wiki/Minnie_Mi%C3%B1oso" title="Minnie Miñoso">Miñoso</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1954: <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Jensen" title="Jackie Jensen">Jensen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Rivera" title="Jim Rivera">Rivera</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956: <a href="/wiki/Luis_Aparicio" title="Luis Aparicio">Aparicio</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/Luis_Aparicio" title="Luis Aparicio">Aparicio</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Luis_Aparicio" title="Luis Aparicio">Aparicio</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Luis_Aparicio" title="Luis Aparicio">Aparicio</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Luis_Aparicio" title="Luis Aparicio">Aparicio</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Luis_Aparicio" title="Luis Aparicio">Aparicio</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/Luis_Aparicio" title="Luis Aparicio">Aparicio</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Luis_Aparicio" title="Luis Aparicio">Aparicio</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Luis_Aparicio" title="Luis Aparicio">Aparicio</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Bert_Campaneris" title="Bert Campaneris">Campaneris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Bert_Campaneris" title="Bert Campaneris">Campaneris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Bert_Campaneris" title="Bert Campaneris">Campaneris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Bert_Campaneris" title="Bert Campaneris">Campaneris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Harper" title="Tommy Harper">Harper</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Bert_Campaneris" title="Bert Campaneris">Campaneris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Amos_Otis" title="Amos Otis">Otis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Bert_Campaneris" title="Bert Campaneris">Campaneris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Harper" title="Tommy Harper">Harper</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Bill_North" title="Bill North">North</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Rivers" title="Mickey Rivers">Rivers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Bill_North" title="Bill North">North</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Freddie_Patek" title="Freddie Patek">Patek</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Ron_LeFlore" title="Ron LeFlore">LeFlore</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Wilson_(baseball)" title="Willie Wilson (baseball)">Wilson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Rickey_Henderson" title="Rickey Henderson">Henderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Rickey_Henderson" title="Rickey Henderson">Henderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Rickey_Henderson" title="Rickey Henderson">Henderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Rickey_Henderson" title="Rickey Henderson">Henderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Rickey_Henderson" title="Rickey Henderson">Henderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Rickey_Henderson" title="Rickey Henderson">Henderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Rickey_Henderson" title="Rickey Henderson">Henderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Harold_Reynolds" title="Harold Reynolds">Reynolds</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Rickey_Henderson" title="Rickey Henderson">Henderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Rickey_Henderson" title="Rickey Henderson">Henderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Rickey_Henderson" title="Rickey Henderson">Henderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Rickey_Henderson" title="Rickey Henderson">Henderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Lofton" title="Kenny Lofton">Lofton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Lofton" title="Kenny Lofton">Lofton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Lofton" title="Kenny Lofton">Lofton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Lofton" title="Kenny Lofton">Lofton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Lofton" title="Kenny Lofton">Lofton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Brian_Hunter_(outfielder)" title="Brian Hunter (outfielder)">Hunter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Rickey_Henderson" title="Rickey Henderson">Henderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Brian_Hunter_(outfielder)" title="Brian Hunter (outfielder)">Hunter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Damon" title="Johnny Damon">Damon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Suzuki</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Alfonso_Soriano" title="Alfonso Soriano">Soriano</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Crawford" title="Carl Crawford">Crawford</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Crawford" title="Carl Crawford">Crawford</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Chone_Figgins" title="Chone Figgins">Figgins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Crawford" title="Carl Crawford">Crawford</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Crawford" title="Carl Crawford">Crawford</a> & <a href="/wiki/Brian_Roberts_(baseball)" title="Brian Roberts (baseball)">Roberts</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Jacoby_Ellsbury" title="Jacoby Ellsbury">Ellsbury</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Jacoby_Ellsbury" title="Jacoby Ellsbury">Ellsbury</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Juan_Pierre" title="Juan Pierre">Pierre</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Coco_Crisp" title="Coco Crisp">Crisp</a> & <a href="/wiki/Brett_Gardner" title="Brett Gardner">Gardner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Trout" title="Mike Trout">Trout</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Jacoby_Ellsbury" title="Jacoby Ellsbury">Ellsbury</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Jose_Altuve" title="Jose Altuve">Altuve</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Jose_Altuve" title="Jose Altuve">Altuve</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Rajai_Davis" title="Rajai Davis">Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Whit_Merrifield" title="Whit Merrifield">Merrifield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Whit_Merrifield" title="Whit Merrifield">Merrifield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Mallex_Smith" title="Mallex Smith">Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Adalberto_Mondes%C3%AD" title="Adalberto Mondesí">Mondesí</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Whit_Merrifield" title="Whit Merrifield">Merrifield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Jorge_Mateo" title="Jorge Mateo">Mateo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Esteury_Ruiz" title="Esteury Ruiz">Ruiz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Caballero_(baseball)" title="José Caballero (baseball)">Caballero</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="American_League_Outfielder_Silver_Slugger_Award" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" 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<a href="/wiki/Dave_Winfield" title="Dave Winfield">Winfield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Moseby" title="Lloyd Moseby">Moseby</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Rice" title="Jim Rice">Rice</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dave_Winfield" title="Dave Winfield">Winfield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Armas" title="Tony Armas">Armas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Rice" title="Jim Rice">Rice</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dave_Winfield" title="Dave Winfield">Winfield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/George_Bell_(outfielder)" title="George Bell (outfielder)">Bell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rickey_Henderson" title="Rickey Henderson">Henderson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dave_Winfield" title="Dave Winfield">Winfield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Jesse_Barfield" title="Jesse Barfield">Barfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/George_Bell_(outfielder)" title="George Bell (outfielder)">Bell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kirby_Puckett" title="Kirby Puckett">Puckett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/George_Bell_(outfielder)" title="George Bell (outfielder)">Bell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Evans_(baseball)" title="Dwight Evans (baseball)">Evans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kirby_Puckett" title="Kirby Puckett">Puckett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Jose_Canseco" title="Jose Canseco">Canseco</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Greenwell" title="Mike Greenwell">Greenwell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kirby_Puckett" title="Kirby Puckett">Puckett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Kirby_Puckett" title="Kirby Puckett">Puckett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rub%C3%A9n_Sierra" title="Rubén Sierra">Sierra</a>, <a href="/wiki/Robin_Yount" title="Robin Yount">Yount</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Ellis_Burks" title="Ellis Burks">Burks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jose_Canseco" title="Jose Canseco">Canseco</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rickey_Henderson" title="Rickey Henderson">Henderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Jose_Canseco" title="Jose Canseco">Canseco</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joe_Carter" title="Joe Carter">Carter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Griffey Jr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Carter" title="Joe Carter">Carter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Juan_Gonz%C3%A1lez_(baseball)" title="Juan González (baseball)">González</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kirby_Puckett" title="Kirby Puckett">Puckett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Albert_Belle" title="Albert Belle">Belle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Juan_Gonz%C3%A1lez_(baseball)" title="Juan González (baseball)">González</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Griffey Jr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Albert_Belle" title="Albert Belle">Belle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Griffey Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kirby_Puckett" title="Kirby Puckett">Puckett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Albert_Belle" title="Albert Belle">Belle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manny_Ramirez" title="Manny Ramirez">Ramirez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tim_Salmon" title="Tim Salmon">Salmon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Albert_Belle" title="Albert Belle">Belle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Juan_Gonz%C3%A1lez_(baseball)" title="Juan González (baseball)">González</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Griffey Jr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Griffey Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Juan_Gonz%C3%A1lez_(baseball)" title="Juan González (baseball)">González</a>, <a href="/wiki/David_Justice" title="David Justice">Justice</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Albert_Belle" title="Albert Belle">Belle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Juan_Gonz%C3%A1lez_(baseball)" title="Juan González (baseball)">González</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Griffey Jr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Green" title="Shawn Green">Green</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Griffey Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manny_Ramirez" title="Manny Ramirez">Ramirez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Darin_Erstad" title="Darin Erstad">Erstad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Magglio_Ord%C3%B3%C3%B1ez" title="Magglio Ordóñez">Ordóñez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manny_Ramirez" title="Manny Ramirez">Ramirez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Juan_Gonz%C3%A1lez_(baseball)" title="Juan González (baseball)">González</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manny_Ramirez" title="Manny Ramirez">Ramirez</a>, <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Suzuki</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Garret_Anderson" title="Garret Anderson">Anderson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Magglio_Ord%C3%B3%C3%B1ez" title="Magglio Ordóñez">Ordóñez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Williams" title="Bernie Williams">Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Garret_Anderson" title="Garret Anderson">Anderson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manny_Ramirez" title="Manny Ramirez">Ramirez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vernon_Wells" title="Vernon Wells">Wells</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Guerrero" title="Vladimir Guerrero">Guerrero</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manny_Ramirez" title="Manny Ramirez">Ramirez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gary_Sheffield" title="Gary Sheffield">Sheffield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Guerrero" title="Vladimir Guerrero">Guerrero</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manny_Ramirez" title="Manny Ramirez">Ramirez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gary_Sheffield" title="Gary Sheffield">Sheffield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Jermaine_Dye" title="Jermaine Dye">Dye</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Guerrero" title="Vladimir Guerrero">Guerrero</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manny_Ramirez" title="Manny Ramirez">Ramirez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Vladimir_Guerrero" title="Vladimir Guerrero">Guerrero</a>, <a href="/wiki/Magglio_Ord%C3%B3%C3%B1ez" title="Magglio Ordóñez">Ordóñez</a>, <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Suzuki</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Josh_Hamilton" title="Josh Hamilton">Hamilton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Quentin" title="Carlos Quentin">Quentin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grady_Sizemore" title="Grady Sizemore">Sizemore</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Bay" title="Jason Bay">Bay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Torii_Hunter" title="Torii Hunter">Hunter</a>, <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Suzuki</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Bautista" title="José Bautista">Bautista</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carl_Crawford" title="Carl Crawford">Crawford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Josh_Hamilton" title="Josh Hamilton">Hamilton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Bautista" title="José Bautista">Bautista</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jacoby_Ellsbury" title="Jacoby Ellsbury">Ellsbury</a>, <a href="/wiki/Curtis_Granderson" title="Curtis Granderson">Granderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Josh_Hamilton" title="Josh Hamilton">Hamilton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Trout" title="Mike Trout">Trout</a>, <a href="/wiki/Josh_Willingham" title="Josh Willingham">Willingham</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Torii_Hunter" title="Torii Hunter">Hunter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Adam_Jones_(baseball)" title="Adam Jones (baseball)">Jones</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Trout" title="Mike Trout">Trout</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Bautista" title="José Bautista">Bautista</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Brantley" title="Michael Brantley">Brantley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Trout" title="Mike Trout">Trout</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Nelson_Cruz" title="Nelson Cruz">Cruz</a>, <a href="/wiki/J._D._Martinez" title="J. D. Martinez">Martinez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Trout" title="Mike Trout">Trout</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Mookie_Betts" title="Mookie Betts">Betts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Trout" title="Mike Trout">Trout</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mark_Trumbo" title="Mark Trumbo">Trumbo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Judge" title="Aaron Judge">Judge</a>, <a href="/wiki/George_Springer" title="George Springer">Springer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Justin_Upton" title="Justin Upton">Upton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Mookie_Betts" title="Mookie Betts">Betts</a>, <a href="/wiki/J._D._Martinez" title="J. D. Martinez">Martinez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Trout" title="Mike Trout">Trout</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Mookie_Betts" title="Mookie Betts">Betts</a>, <a href="/wiki/George_Springer" title="George Springer">Springer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Trout" title="Mike Trout">Trout</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Teoscar_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Teoscar Hernández">Hernández</a>, <a href="/wiki/Eloy_Jim%C3%A9nez" title="Eloy Jiménez">Jiménez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Trout" title="Mike Trout">Trout</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Teoscar_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Teoscar Hernández">Hernández</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Judge" title="Aaron Judge">Judge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cedric_Mullins" title="Cedric Mullins">Mullins</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Judge" title="Aaron Judge">Judge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Julio_Rodr%C3%ADguez" title="Julio Rodríguez">Rodríguez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Trout" title="Mike Trout">Trout</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Luis_Robert_Jr." title="Luis Robert Jr.">Robert Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Julio_Rodr%C3%ADguez" title="Julio Rodríguez">Rodríguez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Tucker" title="Kyle Tucker">Tucker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Judge" title="Aaron Judge">Judge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Santander" title="Anthony Santander">Santander</a>, <a href="/wiki/Juan_Soto" title="Juan Soto">Soto</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="American_League_Outfielder_Gold_Glove_Award" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" 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class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Landis" title="Jim Landis">Landis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roger_Maris" title="Roger Maris">Maris</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnie_Mi%C3%B1oso" title="Minnie Miñoso">Miñoso</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Al_Kaline" title="Al Kaline">Kaline</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Landis" title="Jim Landis">Landis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Piersall" title="Jimmy Piersall">Piersall</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/Al_Kaline" title="Al Kaline">Kaline</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Landis" title="Jim Landis">Landis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Mantle" title="Mickey Mantle">Mantle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Al_Kaline" title="Al Kaline">Kaline</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Landis" title="Jim Landis">Landis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carl_Yastrzemski" title="Carl Yastrzemski">Yastrzemski</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Vic_Davalillo" title="Vic Davalillo">Davalillo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Al_Kaline" title="Al Kaline">Kaline</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Landis" title="Jim Landis">Landis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Al_Kaline" title="Al Kaline">Kaline</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tom_Tresh" title="Tom Tresh">Tresh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carl_Yastrzemski" title="Carl Yastrzemski">Yastrzemski</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Tommie_Agee" title="Tommie Agee">Agee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Al_Kaline" title="Al Kaline">Kaline</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tony_Oliva" title="Tony Oliva">Oliva</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Blair_(baseball)" title="Paul Blair (baseball)">Blair</a>, <a href="/wiki/Al_Kaline" title="Al Kaline">Kaline</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carl_Yastrzemski" title="Carl Yastrzemski">Yastrzemski</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Smith" title="Reggie Smith">Smith</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Stanley" title="Mickey Stanley">Stanley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carl_Yastrzemski" title="Carl Yastrzemski">Yastrzemski</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Blair_(baseball)" title="Paul Blair (baseball)">Blair</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Stanley" title="Mickey Stanley">Stanley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carl_Yastrzemski" title="Carl Yastrzemski">Yastrzemski</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Berry_(baseball)" title="Ken Berry (baseball)">Berry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Blair_(baseball)" title="Paul Blair (baseball)">Blair</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Stanley" title="Mickey Stanley">Stanley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Blair_(baseball)" title="Paul Blair (baseball)">Blair</a>, <a href="/wiki/Amos_Otis" title="Amos Otis">Otis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carl_Yastrzemski" title="Carl Yastrzemski">Yastrzemski</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Berry_(baseball)" title="Ken Berry (baseball)">Berry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Blair_(baseball)" title="Paul Blair (baseball)">Blair</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Murcer" title="Bobby Murcer">Murcer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Blair_(baseball)" title="Paul Blair (baseball)">Blair</a>, <a href="/wiki/Amos_Otis" title="Amos Otis">Otis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Stanley" title="Mickey Stanley">Stanley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Blair_(baseball)" title="Paul Blair (baseball)">Blair</a>, <a href="/wiki/Amos_Otis" title="Amos Otis">Otis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joe_Rudi" title="Joe Rudi">Rudi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Blair_(baseball)" title="Paul Blair (baseball)">Blair</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fred_Lynn" title="Fred Lynn">Lynn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joe_Rudi" title="Joe Rudi">Rudi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Evans_(baseball)" title="Dwight Evans (baseball)">Evans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rick_Manning" title="Rick Manning">Manning</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joe_Rudi" title="Joe Rudi">Rudi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Juan_Ben%C3%ADquez" title="Juan Beníquez">Beníquez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Al_Cowens" title="Al Cowens">Cowens</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carl_Yastrzemski" title="Carl Yastrzemski">Yastrzemski</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Evans_(baseball)" title="Dwight Evans (baseball)">Evans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fred_Lynn" title="Fred Lynn">Lynn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rick_Miller_(baseball)" title="Rick Miller (baseball)">Miller</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Evans_(baseball)" title="Dwight Evans (baseball)">Evans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sixto_Lezcano" title="Sixto Lezcano">Lezcano</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fred_Lynn" title="Fred Lynn">Lynn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Fred_Lynn" title="Fred Lynn">Lynn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Murphy" title="Dwayne Murphy">Murphy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Willie_Wilson_(baseball)" title="Willie Wilson (baseball)">Wilson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Evans_(baseball)" title="Dwight Evans (baseball)">Evans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rickey_Henderson" title="Rickey Henderson">Henderson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Murphy" title="Dwayne Murphy">Murphy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Evans_(baseball)" title="Dwight Evans (baseball)">Evans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Murphy" title="Dwayne Murphy">Murphy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dave_Winfield" title="Dave Winfield">Winfield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Evans_(baseball)" title="Dwight Evans (baseball)">Evans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Murphy" title="Dwayne Murphy">Murphy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dave_Winfield" title="Dave Winfield">Winfield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Evans_(baseball)" title="Dwight Evans (baseball)">Evans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Murphy" title="Dwayne Murphy">Murphy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dave_Winfield" title="Dave Winfield">Winfield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Evans_(baseball)" title="Dwight Evans (baseball)">Evans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Murphy" title="Dwayne Murphy">Murphy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gary_Pettis" title="Gary Pettis">Pettis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dave_Winfield" title="Dave Winfield">Winfield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Jesse_Barfield" title="Jesse Barfield">Barfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gary_Pettis" title="Gary Pettis">Pettis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kirby_Puckett" title="Kirby Puckett">Puckett</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Jesse_Barfield" title="Jesse Barfield">Barfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kirby_Puckett" title="Kirby Puckett">Puckett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dave_Winfield" title="Dave Winfield">Winfield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Pettis" title="Gary Pettis">Pettis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kirby_Puckett" title="Kirby Puckett">Puckett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Devon_White_(baseball)" title="Devon White (baseball)">White</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Pettis" title="Gary Pettis">Pettis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kirby_Puckett" title="Kirby Puckett">Puckett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Devon_White_(baseball)" title="Devon White (baseball)">White</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Ellis_Burks" title="Ellis Burks">Burks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Griffey Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gary_Pettis" title="Gary Pettis">Pettis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Griffey Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kirby_Puckett" title="Kirby Puckett">Puckett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Devon_White_(baseball)" title="Devon White (baseball)">White</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Griffey Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kirby_Puckett" title="Kirby Puckett">Puckett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Devon_White_(baseball)" title="Devon White (baseball)">White</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Griffey Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Lofton" title="Kenny Lofton">Lofton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Devon_White_(baseball)" title="Devon White (baseball)">White</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Griffey Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Lofton" title="Kenny Lofton">Lofton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Devon_White_(baseball)" title="Devon White (baseball)">White</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Griffey Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Lofton" title="Kenny Lofton">Lofton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Devon_White_(baseball)" title="Devon White (baseball)">White</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Jay_Buhner" title="Jay Buhner">Buhner</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Griffey Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Lofton" title="Kenny Lofton">Lofton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Edmonds" title="Jim Edmonds">Edmonds</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Griffey Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Williams" title="Bernie Williams">Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Edmonds" title="Jim Edmonds">Edmonds</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Griffey Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Williams" title="Bernie Williams">Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Green" title="Shawn Green">Green</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Griffey Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Williams" title="Bernie Williams">Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Jermaine_Dye" title="Jermaine Dye">Dye</a>, <a href="/wiki/Darin_Erstad" title="Darin Erstad">Erstad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Williams" title="Bernie Williams">Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Cameron" title="Mike Cameron">Cameron</a>, <a href="/wiki/Torii_Hunter" title="Torii Hunter">Hunter</a>, <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Suzuki</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Darin_Erstad" title="Darin Erstad">Erstad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Torii_Hunter" title="Torii Hunter">Hunter</a>, <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Suzuki</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Cameron" title="Mike Cameron">Cameron</a>, <a href="/wiki/Torii_Hunter" title="Torii Hunter">Hunter</a>, <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Suzuki</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Torii_Hunter" title="Torii Hunter">Hunter</a>, <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Suzuki</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vernon_Wells" title="Vernon Wells">Wells</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Torii_Hunter" title="Torii Hunter">Hunter</a>, <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Suzuki</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vernon_Wells" title="Vernon Wells">Wells</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Torii_Hunter" title="Torii Hunter">Hunter</a>, <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Suzuki</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vernon_Wells" title="Vernon Wells">Wells</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Torii_Hunter" title="Torii Hunter">Hunter</a>, <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Suzuki</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grady_Sizemore" title="Grady Sizemore">Sizemore</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Torii_Hunter" title="Torii Hunter">Hunter</a>, <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Suzuki</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grady_Sizemore" title="Grady Sizemore">Sizemore</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Torii_Hunter" title="Torii Hunter">Hunter</a>, <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Suzuki</a>, <a href="/wiki/Adam_Jones_(baseball)" title="Adam Jones (baseball)">Jones</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Crawford" title="Carl Crawford">Crawford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Franklin_Guti%C3%A9rrez" title="Franklin Gutiérrez">Gutiérrez</a>, <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Suzuki</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Jacoby_Ellsbury" title="Jacoby Ellsbury">Ellsbury</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alex_Gordon" title="Alex Gordon">Gordon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nick_Markakis" title="Nick Markakis">Markakis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Gordon" title="Alex Gordon">Gordon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Adam_Jones_(baseball)" title="Adam Jones (baseball)">Jones</a>, <a href="/wiki/Josh_Reddick" title="Josh Reddick">Reddick</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Gordon" title="Alex Gordon">Gordon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Adam_Jones_(baseball)" title="Adam Jones (baseball)">Jones</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shane_Victorino" title="Shane Victorino">Victorino</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Alex_Gordon" title="Alex Gordon">Gordon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Adam_Jones_(baseball)" title="Adam Jones (baseball)">Jones</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nick_Markakis" title="Nick Markakis">Markakis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Kole_Calhoun" title="Kole Calhoun">Calhoun</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yoenis_C%C3%A9spedes" title="Yoenis Céspedes">Céspedes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Kiermaier" title="Kevin Kiermaier">Kiermaier</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Mookie_Betts" title="Mookie Betts">Betts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brett_Gardner" title="Brett Gardner">Gardner</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Kiermaier" title="Kevin Kiermaier">Kiermaier</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Mookie_Betts" title="Mookie Betts">Betts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Byron_Buxton" title="Byron Buxton">Buxton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alex_Gordon" title="Alex Gordon">Gordon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Mookie_Betts" title="Mookie Betts">Betts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Bradley_Jr." title="Jackie Bradley Jr.">Bradley Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alex_Gordon" title="Alex Gordon">Gordon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Mookie_Betts" title="Mookie Betts">Betts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alex_Gordon" title="Alex Gordon">Gordon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Kiermaier" title="Kevin Kiermaier">Kiermaier</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Joey_Gallo" title="Joey Gallo">Gallo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alex_Gordon" title="Alex Gordon">Gordon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Luis_Robert_Jr." title="Luis Robert Jr.">Robert</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Benintendi" title="Andrew Benintendi">Benintendi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Joey_Gallo" title="Joey Gallo">Gallo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_A._Taylor" title="Michael A. Taylor">Taylor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Steven_Kwan" title="Steven Kwan">Kwan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Myles_Straw" title="Myles Straw">Straw</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Tucker" title="Kyle Tucker">Tucker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Adolis_Garc%C3%ADa" title="Adolis García">García</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Kiermaier" title="Kevin Kiermaier">Kiermaier</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steven_Kwan" title="Steven Kwan">Kwan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Wilyer_Abreu" title="Wilyer Abreu">Abreu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steven_Kwan" title="Steven Kwan">Kwan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Daulton_Varsho" title="Daulton Varsho">Varsho</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Sporting_News_MLB_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Sporting_News_MLB_Rookie_of_the_year" title="Template:Sporting News MLB Rookie of the year"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Sporting_News_MLB_Rookie_of_the_year" title="Template talk:Sporting News MLB Rookie of the year"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Sporting_News_MLB_Rookie_of_the_year" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Sporting News MLB Rookie of the year"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Sporting_News_MLB_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Sporting_News_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" title="Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award"><i>Sporting News</i> MLB Rookie of the Year Award</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">MLB Rookie</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1946: <a href="/wiki/Del_Ennis" title="Del Ennis">Ennis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1947: <a href="/wiki/Jackie_Robinson" title="Jackie Robinson">J. Robinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1948: <a href="/wiki/Richie_Ashburn" title="Richie Ashburn">Ashburn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1950: <a href="/wiki/Whitey_Ford" title="Whitey Ford">Ford</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">AL Rookie</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1949: <a href="/wiki/Roy_Sievers" title="Roy Sievers">Sievers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1951: <a href="/wiki/Minnie_Mi%C3%B1oso" title="Minnie Miñoso">Miñoso</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1952: <a href="/wiki/Clint_Courtney" title="Clint Courtney">Courtney</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1953: <a href="/wiki/Harvey_Kuenn" title="Harvey Kuenn">Kuenn</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1954: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Grim_(baseball)" title="Bob Grim (baseball)">Grim</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955: <a href="/wiki/Herb_Score" title="Herb Score">Score</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956: <a href="/wiki/Luis_Aparicio" title="Luis Aparicio">Aparicio</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Kubek" title="Tony Kubek">Kubek</a> & <a href="/wiki/Ed_Bouchee" title="Ed Bouchee">Bouchee</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Allison" title="Bob Allison">Allison</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Hansen_(baseball)" title="Ron Hansen (baseball)">Hansen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Tresh" title="Tom Tresh">Tresh</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Crosby" title="Bobby Crosby">Crosby</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Huston_Street" title="Huston Street">Street</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Justin_Verlander" title="Justin Verlander">Verlander</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Dustin_Pedroia" title="Dustin Pedroia">Pedroia</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Evan_Longoria" title="Evan Longoria">Longoria</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Bailey_(baseball)" title="Andrew Bailey (baseball)">Bailey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Austin_Jackson_(baseball)" title="Austin Jackson (baseball)">Jackson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Trumbo" title="Mark Trumbo">Trumbo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Trout" title="Mike Trout">Trout</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Wil_Myers" title="Wil Myers">Myers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Abreu" title="José Abreu">Abreu</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Correa" title="Carlos Correa">Correa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Michael_Fulmer" title="Michael Fulmer">Fulmer</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Judge" title="Aaron Judge">Judge</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Shohei_Ohtani" title="Shohei Ohtani">Ohtani</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Yordan_Alvarez" title="Yordan Alvarez">Alvarez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Lewis" title="Kyle Lewis">Lewis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Adolis_Garc%C3%ADa" title="Adolis García">García</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Julio_Rodr%C3%ADguez" title="Julio Rodríguez">Rodríguez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Gunnar_Henderson" title="Gunnar Henderson">Henderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Mason_Miller" title="Mason Miller">Miller</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">NL Rookie</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1949: <a href="/wiki/Don_Newcombe" title="Don Newcombe">Newcombe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1951: <a href="/wiki/Willie_Mays" title="Willie Mays">Mays</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1952: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Black" title="Joe Black">Black</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1953: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Gilliam" title="Jim Gilliam">Gilliam</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1954: <a href="/wiki/Wally_Moon" title="Wally Moon">Moon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1955: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Virdon" title="Bill Virdon">Virdon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1956: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Robinson" title="Frank Robinson">F. Robinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1957: <a href="/wiki/Jack_Sanford" title="Jack Sanford">Sanford</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1959: <a href="/wiki/Willie_McCovey" title="Willie McCovey">McCovey</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1960: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Howard_(baseball)" title="Frank Howard (baseball)">Howard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1962: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Hubbs" title="Ken Hubbs">Hubbs</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Bay" title="Jason Bay">Bay</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Willy_Taveras" title="Willy Taveras">Taveras</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Hanley_Ram%C3%ADrez" title="Hanley Ramírez">Ramírez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Braun" title="Ryan Braun">Braun</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Geovany_Soto" title="Geovany Soto">Soto</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/J._A._Happ" title="J. A. Happ">Happ</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Heyward" title="Jason Heyward">Heyward</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Craig_Kimbrel" title="Craig Kimbrel">Kimbrel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Wade_Miley" title="Wade Miley">Miley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Fern%C3%A1ndez_(pitcher)" title="José Fernández (pitcher)">Fernández</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Jacob_deGrom" title="Jacob deGrom">deGrom</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Kris_Bryant" title="Kris Bryant">Bryant</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Corey_Seager" title="Corey Seager">Seager</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Cody_Bellinger" title="Cody Bellinger">Bellinger</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Acu%C3%B1a_Jr." title="Ronald Acuña Jr.">Acuña Jr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Alonso" title="Pete Alonso">Alonso</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Jake_Cronenworth" title="Jake Cronenworth">Cronenworth</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_India" title="Jonathan India">India</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Spencer_Strider" title="Spencer Strider">Strider</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Corbin_Carroll" title="Corbin Carroll">Carroll</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Jackson_Merrill" title="Jackson Merrill">Merrill</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">AL Rookie<br />Player</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Albie_Pearson" title="Albie Pearson">Pearson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Howser" title="Dick Howser">Howser</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Ward" title="Pete Ward">Ward</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Tony_Oliva" title="Tony Oliva">Oliva</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Curt_Blefary" title="Curt Blefary">Blefary</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Tommie_Agee" title="Tommie Agee">Agee</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Rod_Carew" title="Rod Carew">Carew</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Del_Unser" title="Del Unser">Unser</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Carlos_May" title="Carlos May">C. May</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Roy_Foster_(baseball)" title="Roy Foster (baseball)">Foster</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Chambliss" title="Chris Chambliss">Chambliss</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Fisk" title="Carlton Fisk">Fisk</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Al_Bumbry" title="Al Bumbry">Bumbry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Hargrove" title="Mike Hargrove">Hargrove</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Fred_Lynn" title="Fred Lynn">Lynn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Butch_Wynegar" title="Butch Wynegar">Wynegar</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Mitchell_Page" title="Mitchell Page">Page</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Molitor" title="Paul Molitor">Molitor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Pat_Putnam" title="Pat Putnam">Putnam</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Charboneau" title="Joe Charboneau">Charboneau</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Rich_Gedman" title="Rich Gedman">Gedman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Cal_Ripken_Jr." title="Cal Ripken Jr.">Ripken Jr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Ron_Kittle" title="Ron Kittle">Kittle</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Alvin_Davis" title="Alvin Davis">Davis</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Ozzie_Guill%C3%A9n" title="Ozzie Guillén">Guillén</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Jose_Canseco" title="Jose Canseco">Canseco</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Mark_McGwire" title="Mark McGwire">McGwire</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Harvey" title="Bryan Harvey">Harvey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Craig_Worthington" title="Craig Worthington">Worthington</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Alomar_Jr." title="Sandy Alomar Jr.">Alomar Jr.</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Knoblauch" title="Chuck Knoblauch">Knoblauch</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Pat_Listach" title="Pat Listach">Listach</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Salmon" title="Tim Salmon">Salmon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Hamelin" title="Bob Hamelin">Hamelin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Garret_Anderson" title="Garret Anderson">G. Anderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Derek_Jeter" title="Derek Jeter">Jeter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Nomar_Garciaparra" title="Nomar Garciaparra">Garciaparra</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Ben_Grieve" title="Ben Grieve">Grieve</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Beltr%C3%A1n" title="Carlos Beltrán">Beltrán</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Quinn" title="Mark Quinn">Quinn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Suzuki</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Eric_Hinske" title="Eric Hinske">Hinske</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Jody_Gerut" title="Jody Gerut">Gerut</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">AL Rookie<br />Pitcher</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Ryne_Duren" title="Ryne Duren">Duren</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Don_Schwall" title="Don Schwall">Schwall</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Peters_(baseball)" title="Gary Peters (baseball)">Peters</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Wally_Bunker" title="Wally Bunker">Bunker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Marcelino_L%C3%B3pez" title="Marcelino López">M. López</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Nash_(baseball)" title="Jim Nash (baseball)">Nash</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Phoebus" title="Tom Phoebus">Phoebus</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Stan_Bahnsen" title="Stan Bahnsen">Bahnsen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Nagy" title="Mike Nagy">Nagy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Bert_Blyleven" title="Bert Blyleven">Blyleven</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Bill_Parsons" title="Bill Parsons">Parsons</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Tidrow" title="Dick Tidrow">Tidrow</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Busby" title="Steve Busby">Busby</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Tanana" title="Frank Tanana">Tanana</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Eckersley" title="Dennis Eckersley">Eckersley</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Fidrych" title="Mark Fidrych">Fidrych</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Rozema" title="Dave Rozema">Rozema</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Rich_Gale" title="Rich Gale">Gale</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Clear" title="Mark Clear">Clear</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Britt_Burns" title="Britt Burns">Burns</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Righetti" title="Dave Righetti">Righetti</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Ed_Vande_Berg" title="Ed Vande Berg">Vande Berg</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Boddicker" title="Mike Boddicker">Boddicker</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Langston" title="Mark Langston">Langston</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Teddy_Higuera" title="Teddy Higuera">Higuera</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Eichhorn" title="Mark Eichhorn">Eichhorn</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Henneman" title="Mike Henneman">Henneman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Bryan_Harvey" title="Bryan Harvey">Harvey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Gordon" title="Tom Gordon">Gordon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Appier" title="Kevin Appier">Appier</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Juan_Guzm%C3%A1n_(baseball)" title="Juan Guzmán (baseball)">Guzmán</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Cal_Eldred" title="Cal Eldred">Eldred</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Sele" title="Aaron Sele">Sele</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Brian_Anderson_(pitcher)" title="Brian Anderson (pitcher)">B. Anderson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Juli%C3%A1n_Tav%C3%A1rez" title="Julián Tavárez">Tavárez</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/James_Baldwin_(baseball)" title="James Baldwin (baseball)">Baldwin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Dickson" title="Jason Dickson">Dickson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Rolando_Arrojo" title="Rolando Arrojo">Arrojo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Hudson" title="Tim Hudson">Hudson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Kazuhiro_Sasaki" title="Kazuhiro Sasaki">Sasaki</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/CC_Sabathia" title="CC Sabathia">Sabathia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Rodrigo_L%C3%B3pez_(baseball)" title="Rodrigo López (baseball)">R. López</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Rafael_Soriano" title="Rafael Soriano">Soriano</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">NL Rookie<br />Player</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Willey" title="Carl Willey">Willey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Billy_Williams" title="Billy Williams">B. Williams</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Pete_Rose" title="Pete Rose">Rose</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Allen" title="Dick Allen">Allen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Joe_Morgan" title="Joe Morgan">Morgan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Tommy_Helms" title="Tommy Helms">Helms</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Lee_May" title="Lee May">L. May</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Bench" title="Johnny Bench">Bench</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Coco_Laboy" title="Coco Laboy">Laboy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Bernie_Carbo" title="Bernie Carbo">Carbo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Earl_Williams_(1970s_catcher)" title="Earl Williams (1970s catcher)">E. Williams</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Dave_Rader_(baseball)" title="Dave Rader (baseball)">Rader</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Matthews" title="Gary Matthews">Matthews</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Greg_Gross" title="Greg Gross">Gross</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Gary_Carter" title="Gary Carter">Carter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Larry_Herndon" title="Larry Herndon">Herndon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Andre_Dawson" title="Andre Dawson">Dawson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Horner" title="Bob Horner">Horner</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Leonard" title="Jeffrey Leonard">Leonard</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Lonnie_Smith_(baseball)" title="Lonnie Smith (baseball)">Smith</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Raines" title="Tim Raines">Raines</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Ray_(second_baseman)" title="Johnny Ray (second baseman)">Ray</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Darryl_Strawberry" title="Darryl Strawberry">Strawberry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Juan_Samuel" title="Juan Samuel">Samuel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Vince_Coleman_(baseball)" title="Vince Coleman (baseball)">Coleman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Robby_Thompson" title="Robby Thompson">Thompson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Benito_Santiago" title="Benito Santiago">Santiago</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Mark_Grace" title="Mark Grace">Grace</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Jerome_Walton" title="Jerome Walton">Walton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/David_Justice" title="David Justice">Justice</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Bagwell" title="Jeff Bagwell">Bagwell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Eric_Karros" title="Eric Karros">Karros</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Piazza" title="Mike Piazza">Piazza</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_Mondes%C3%AD" title="Raúl Mondesí">Mondesí</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Chipper_Jones" title="Chipper Jones">Jones</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kendall" title="Jason Kendall">Kendall</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Scott_Rolen" title="Scott Rolen">Rolen</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Todd_Helton" title="Todd Helton">Helton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Preston_Wilson" title="Preston Wilson">Wilson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Rafael_Furcal" title="Rafael Furcal">Furcal</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Albert_Pujols" title="Albert Pujols">Pujols</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Brad_Wilkerson" title="Brad Wilkerson">Wilkerson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Scott_Podsednik" title="Scott Podsednik">Podsednik</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">NL Rookie<br />Pitcher</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap">1958: <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Cepeda" title="Orlando Cepeda">Cepeda</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1961: <a href="/wiki/Ken_Hunt_(pitcher)" title="Ken Hunt (pitcher)">Hunt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1963: <a href="/wiki/Ray_Culp" title="Ray Culp">Culp</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1964: <a href="/wiki/Billy_McCool" title="Billy McCool">McCool</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1965: <a href="/wiki/Frank_Linzy" title="Frank Linzy">Linzy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1966: <a href="/wiki/Don_Sutton" title="Don Sutton">Sutton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1967: <a href="/wiki/Dick_Hughes_(baseball)" title="Dick Hughes (baseball)">Hughes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1968: <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Koosman" title="Jerry Koosman">Koosman</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1969: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Griffin_(baseball)" title="Tom Griffin (baseball)">Griffin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1970: <a href="/wiki/Carl_Morton" title="Carl Morton">Morton</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1971: <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Cleveland" title="Reggie Cleveland">Cleveland</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1972: <a href="/wiki/Jon_Matlack" title="Jon Matlack">Matlack</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1973: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Rogers_(baseball)" title="Steve Rogers (baseball)">Rogers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/John_D%27Acquisto" title="John D'Acquisto">D'Acquisto</a> </span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/John_Montefusco" title="John Montefusco">Montefusco</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Butch_Metzger" title="Butch Metzger">Metzger</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Bob_Owchinko" title="Bob Owchinko">Owchinko</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Don_Robinson_(baseball)" title="Don Robinson (baseball)">D. Robinson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Sutcliffe" title="Rick Sutcliffe">Sutcliffe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Britt_Burns" title="Britt Burns">Burns</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Fernando_Valenzuela" title="Fernando Valenzuela">Valenzuela</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Bedrosian" title="Steve Bedrosian">Bedrosian</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Craig_McMurtry" title="Craig McMurtry">McMurtry</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Gooden" title="Dwight Gooden">Gooden</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Tom_Browning" title="Tom Browning">Browning</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Todd_Worrell" title="Todd Worrell">Worrell</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Dunne_(baseball)" title="Mike Dunne (baseball)">Dunne</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Belcher" title="Tim Belcher">Belcher</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Andy_Benes" title="Andy Benes">Benes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Harkey" title="Mike Harkey">Harkey</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Al_Osuna" title="Al Osuna">Osuna</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Tim_Wakefield" title="Tim Wakefield">Wakefield</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Kirk_Rueter" title="Kirk Rueter">Rueter</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Steve_Trachsel" title="Steve Trachsel">Trachsel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a href="/wiki/Hideo_Nomo" title="Hideo Nomo">Nomo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Alan_Benes" title="Alan Benes">Benes</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Matt_Morris_(baseball)" title="Matt Morris (baseball)">Morris</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Kerry_Wood" title="Kerry Wood">Wood</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Scott_Williamson" title="Scott Williamson">Williamson</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Rick_Ankiel" title="Rick Ankiel">Ankiel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Roy_Oswalt" title="Roy Oswalt">Oswalt</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Jason_Jennings" title="Jason Jennings">Jennings</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Dontrelle_Willis" title="Dontrelle Willis">Willis</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" 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title="Sadaharu Oh">Oh</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Tatsuro_Hirooka" title="Tatsuro Hirooka">Hirooka</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Yukio_Nishimoto" title="Yukio Nishimoto">Nishimoto</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Takeshi_Koba" title="Takeshi Koba">Koba</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Motoshi_Fujita" title="Motoshi Fujita">Fujita</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Tatsuro_Hirooka" title="Tatsuro Hirooka">Hirooka</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/K%C5%8Dichi_Tabuchi" title="Kōichi Tabuchi">Tabuchi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Sachio_Kinugasa" title="Sachio Kinugasa">Kinugasa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Yoshio_Yoshida_(baseball)" title="Yoshio Yoshida (baseball)">Yoshida</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Masaaki_Mori_(baseball)" title="Masaaki Mori (baseball)">Mori</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Kimiyasu_Kudo" class="mw-redirect" title="Kimiyasu Kudo">Kudo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Hiromitsu_Kadota" title="Hiromitsu Kadota">Kadota</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Motoshi_Fujita" title="Motoshi Fujita">Fujita</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Masaaki_Mori_(baseball)" title="Masaaki Mori (baseball)">Mori</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Koji_Akiyama" title="Koji Akiyama">Akiyama</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Takehiro_Ishii" title="Takehiro Ishii">Ishii</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Katsuya_Nomura" title="Katsuya Nomura">Nomura</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a href="/wiki/Shigeo_Nagashima" title="Shigeo Nagashima">Nagashima</a>, <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ichiro</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ichiro</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Akira_Ohgi" title="Akira Ohgi">Ohgi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Atsuya_Furuta" title="Atsuya Furuta">Furuta</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Kazuhiro_Sasaki" title="Kazuhiro Sasaki">Sasaki</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Sadaharu_Oh" title="Sadaharu Oh">Oh</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2000: <a href="/wiki/Hideki_Matsui" title="Hideki Matsui">Matsui</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2001: <a href="/wiki/Tsutomu_Wakamatsu" title="Tsutomu Wakamatsu">Wakamatsu</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2002: <a href="/wiki/Tatsunori_Hara" title="Tatsunori Hara">Hara</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2003: <a href="/wiki/Senichi_Hoshino" title="Senichi Hoshino">Hoshino</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sadaharu_Oh" title="Sadaharu Oh">Oh</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2004: <a href="/wiki/Tsutomu_It%C5%8D" title="Tsutomu Itō">Itō</a>, <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ichiro</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2005: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Valentine" title="Bobby Valentine">Valentine</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2006: <a href="/wiki/Sadaharu_Oh" title="Sadaharu Oh">Oh</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2007: <a href="/wiki/Hiromitsu_Ochiai" title="Hiromitsu Ochiai">Ochiai</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Hisanobu_Watanabe" title="Hisanobu Watanabe">Watanabe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Tatsunori_Hara" title="Tatsunori Hara">Hara</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Norifumi_Nishimura" title="Norifumi Nishimura">Nishimura</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Koji_Akiyama" title="Koji Akiyama">Akiyama</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Shinnosuke_Abe" title="Shinnosuke Abe">Abe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tatsunori_Hara" title="Tatsunori Hara">Hara</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Senichi_Hoshino" title="Senichi Hoshino">Hoshino</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Koji_Akiyama" title="Koji Akiyama">Akiyama</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Kimiyasu_Kud%C5%8D" title="Kimiyasu Kudō">Kudō</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Hideki_Kuriyama" title="Hideki Kuriyama">Kuriyama</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Sarfate" title="Dennis Sarfate">Sarfate</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Kimiyasu_Kud%C5%8D" title="Kimiyasu Kudō">Kudō</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2019: <a href="/wiki/Kimiyasu_Kud%C5%8D" title="Kimiyasu Kudō">Kudō</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2020: <a href="/wiki/Kimiyasu_Kud%C5%8D" title="Kimiyasu Kudō">Kudō</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2021: <a href="/wiki/Shingo_Takatsu" title="Shingo Takatsu">Takatsu</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Satoshi_Nakajima" title="Satoshi Nakajima">Nakajima</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Akinobu_Okada" title="Akinobu Okada">Okada</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2024: <a href="/wiki/Daisuke_Miura" title="Daisuke Miura">Miura</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Japan_Professional_Sports_Grand_Prize" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" 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class="nowrap">1974: <a href="/wiki/Sadaharu_Oh" title="Sadaharu Oh">Sadaharu Oh</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1975: <a href="/wiki/Hiroshima_Toyo_Carp" title="Hiroshima Toyo Carp">Hiroshima Toyo Carp</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1976: <a href="/wiki/Sadaharu_Oh" title="Sadaharu Oh">Sadaharu Oh</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1977: <a href="/wiki/Sadaharu_Oh" title="Sadaharu Oh">Sadaharu Oh</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1978: <a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Yakult_Swallows" title="Tokyo Yakult Swallows">Yakult Swallows</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1979: <a href="/wiki/Yoko_Gushiken" title="Yoko Gushiken">Yoko Gushiken</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1980: <a href="/wiki/Yoko_Gushiken" title="Yoko Gushiken">Yoko Gushiken</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1981: <a href="/wiki/Koichi_Nakano" title="Koichi Nakano">Koichi Nakano</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1982: <a href="/wiki/Hiromitsu_Ochiai" title="Hiromitsu Ochiai">Hiromitsu Ochiai</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1983: <a href="/wiki/Tatsuro_Hirooka" title="Tatsuro Hirooka">Tatsuro Hirooka</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1984: <a href="/wiki/Sachio_Kinugasa" title="Sachio Kinugasa">Sachio Kinugasa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1985: <a href="/wiki/Randy_Bass" title="Randy Bass">Randy Bass</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1986: <a href="/wiki/Hiromitsu_Ochiai" title="Hiromitsu Ochiai">Hiromitsu Ochiai</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1987: <a href="/wiki/Ayako_Okamoto" title="Ayako Okamoto">Ayako Okamoto</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1988: <a href="/wiki/Chiyonofuji_Mitsugu" title="Chiyonofuji Mitsugu">Chiyonofuji Mitsugu</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1989: <a href="/wiki/Chiyonofuji_Mitsugu" title="Chiyonofuji Mitsugu">Chiyonofuji Mitsugu</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1990: <a href="/wiki/Hideo_Nomo" title="Hideo Nomo">Hideo Nomo</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1991: <a href="/wiki/Joichiro_Tatsuyoshi" title="Joichiro Tatsuyoshi">Joichiro Tatsuyoshi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1992: <a href="/wiki/Takanohana_K%C5%8Dji" title="Takanohana Kōji">Takanohana Kōji</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1993: <a href="/wiki/Kazuyoshi_Miura" title="Kazuyoshi Miura">Kazuyoshi Miura</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1994: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ichiro Suzuki</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1995: <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ichiro Suzuki</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1996: <a href="/wiki/Masashi_Ozaki" title="Masashi Ozaki">Masashi Ozaki</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1997: <a href="/wiki/Hidetoshi_Nakata" title="Hidetoshi Nakata">Hidetoshi Nakata</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1998: <a href="/wiki/Kazuhiro_Sasaki" title="Kazuhiro Sasaki">Kazuhiro Sasaki</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">1999: <a href="/wiki/Daisuke_Matsuzaka" title="Daisuke 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href="/wiki/Urawa_Red_Diamonds" title="Urawa Red Diamonds">Urawa Red Diamonds</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2008: <a href="/wiki/Ryo_Ishikawa" title="Ryo Ishikawa">Ryo Ishikawa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2009: <a href="/wiki/Ryo_Ishikawa" title="Ryo Ishikawa">Ryo Ishikawa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2010: <a href="/wiki/Hakuh%C5%8D_Sh%C5%8D" title="Hakuhō Shō">Hakuhō Shō</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2011: <a href="/wiki/Japan_women%27s_national_football_team" title="Japan women's national football team">Japan women's football team</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2012: <a href="/wiki/Shinnosuke_Abe" title="Shinnosuke Abe">Shinnosuke Abe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2013: <a href="/wiki/Masahiro_Tanaka" title="Masahiro Tanaka">Masahiro Tanaka</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2014: <a href="/wiki/Kei_Nishikori" title="Kei Nishikori">Kei Nishikori</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2015: <a href="/wiki/Japan_national_rugby_union_team" title="Japan national rugby union team">Japan national rugby union team</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2016: <a href="/wiki/Shohei_Ohtani" title="Shohei Ohtani">Shohei Ohtani</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2017: <a href="/wiki/Fukuoka_SoftBank_Hawks" title="Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks">Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2018: <a href="/wiki/Shohei_Ohtani" title="Shohei Ohtani">Shohei Ohtani</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2022: <a href="/wiki/Naoya_Inoue" title="Naoya Inoue">Naoya Inoue</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">2023: <a href="/wiki/Japan_national_baseball_team" title="Japan national baseball team">Japan national baseball team</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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<a href="/wiki/Akinori_Iwamura" title="Akinori Iwamura">Akinori Iwamura</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">9 <a href="/wiki/Michihiro_Ogasawara" title="Michihiro Ogasawara">Michihiro Ogasawara</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">10 <a href="/wiki/Shinnosuke_Abe" title="Shinnosuke Abe">Shinnosuke Abe</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">11 <a href="/wiki/Yu_Darvish" title="Yu Darvish">Yu Darvish</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">14 <a href="/wiki/Takahiro_Mahara" title="Takahiro Mahara">Takahiro Mahara</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">15 <a href="/wiki/Masahiro_Tanaka" title="Masahiro Tanaka">Masahiro Tanaka</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">16 <a href="/wiki/Hideaki_Wakui" title="Hideaki Wakui">Hideaki Wakui</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">18 <a href="/wiki/Daisuke_Matsuzaka" title="Daisuke Matsuzaka">Daisuke Matsuzaka</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">19 <a href="/wiki/Minoru_Iwata" title="Minoru Iwata">Minoru Iwata</a></span></li> 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