Ichiro Suzuki, whose uncanny hitting talent made him a Seattle Mariners icon, became the first Japanese player elected to Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame ... won his second batting title and ...

breaking the single-season mark set by George Sisler in 1920. While Suzuki wasn't the first player to successfully move from Japan to the majors, his impact presaged baseball's current era with Yu ...

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Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese-born player elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame ... breaking the single-season mark set by George Sisler in 1920. Ichiro Suzuki made his MLB ...

But while the likes of Hideo Nomo (and, much earlier, Masanori Murakami) had paved the way for Japanese pitchers to play in Major League Baseball ... Hall of Famer George Sisler’s 84-year ...

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For those who spent countless spring and summer hours watching the Mariners in the 2000’s, the three-syllable chant is synonymous with baseball ... of breaking George Sisler’s single-season ...

In 2004, he became baseball’s all-time single-season hit leader (262), breaking George Sisler’s 84-year record of 257 hits many thought was unbreakable. In 2007, he made All-Star Game history ...

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TOKYO (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he’s much more ... more even than Pete Rose’s 4,256. He broke George Sisler’s single-season hits mark of 257 in 2004.

In 2004, he broke George Sisler’s 84-year-old record for hits in a season, raising the standard from 257 to 262. He came to Major League Baseball at age 27 and finished with a remarkable 3,089 hits.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Seattle Mariners’ Ichiro Suzuki, of Japan, hits a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game ...