Ichiro Suzuki Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 0" / 175 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 10/22/1973 (50)
- Experience
- 19
Ichiro Suzuki Season Stats
Last 10 Games
Ichiro Suzuki News
Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki announced on Thursday that he's retiring from baseball after a 5-4, 12-inning win against the A's in Japan. The 45-year-old went 0-for-4 in his final game and was pulled in the eighth inning to a standing ovation. Suzuki finished with 4,367 hits across Japan's professional league and MLB, and he had the most active hits of any major leaguer with 3,089 in his 19 MLB seasons. The future Hall of Famer should get in on the first ballot. He finishes with 10 All-Star selections and 10 Gold Glove awards. Suzuki also won the American League MVP and Rookie of the Year awards in his first season in 2001 as a 27-year-old.
Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki has been tabbed to start in the season opener in Japan against the A's on Wednesday, and he's expected to play right field. The 45-year-old went 0-for-3 with a strikeout in the exhibition game against the Yomiuri Giants on Monday and is now 2-for-31 on the spring. The future Hall of Famer will likely be removed from the active roster after the two-game series in Japan concludes this week. Suzuki will likely hit lower in the order and won't be a very attractive DFS play this week.
Seattle Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto said outfielder Ichiro Suzuki will be given a chance to win a spot on the 28-man opening day roster for the series in Japan if he's healthy in spring training. The future Hall of Famer played in just 15 games for the M's this year before transitioning into a front-office role. He had just nine hits in 44 at-bats (.205) with no homers or RBI. It'll be a cool story if he sees some at-bats in his native land, but Suzuki won't be on the fantasy radar for the two-game series.