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Baseball: Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki's career highlights

File photo shows Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hitting a single, his 200th hit of the season, during a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 23, 2010, at Rogers Centre in Toronto. It set a Major League Baseball record of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons. Ichiro became the first Asian player inducted to the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame on July 27, 2025.

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for 10th straight season

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki acknowledges applause from spectators after setting a new Major League Baseball record of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons by hitting a single in the fifth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sept. 23, 2010.

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for 10th straight season

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a single to center field, his 200th hit of the season, in the fifth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 23, 2010, at Rogers Centre in Toronto. Ichiro set a new record for major league baseball of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons.

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Ichiro logs 200 hits for 10th season

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki stretches ahead of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sept. 23, 2010. Ichiro, who entered the game with 198 hits for the season, set a new Major League Baseball record of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons.

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Ichiro's father says son's success due to effort

NAGOYA, Japan - Nobuyuki Suzuki, the father of Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, shows his writing of a proverb on endeavor, in Ichiro's hometown of Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 24, 2010, after the 10-time All Star set a new record for major league baseball of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons. Suzuki said he cannot contain his emotions and attributed his son's achievement to hard work.

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for 10th straight season

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki raises his hat as he receives applause from spectators after setting a new record for major league baseball of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons, during the fifth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 23, 2010, at Rogers Centre in Toronto.

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for 10th straight season

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki reaches first as he receives applause from teammates and spectators after setting a new record for major league baseball of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons, during the fifth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 23, 2010, at Rogers Centre in Toronto.

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Ichiro's baseball bat makers

GIFU, Japan - Baseball bat makers Isokazu Kubota (R) and Tamio Nawa of Mizuno Technics Corp. hold the same model of baseball bat used by Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, in the town of Yoro, Gifu Prefecture, on Sept. 24, 2010. Ichiro has set a new Major League Baseball record of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons.

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for 10th straight season

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a single off Toronto Blue Jays starter Shawn Hill in the fifth inning of a baseball game on Sept. 23, 2010 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, setting a new record for major league baseball of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons. Suzuki has tied with Pete Rose for the most career 200-hit seasons.

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for 10th straight season

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki runs to first after hitting a single, his 200th hit of the season, in the fifth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 23, 2010, at Rogers Centre in Toronto. Ichiro set a new record for major league baseball of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons.

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for 10th straight season

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki raises his hat as he receives applause from spectators after setting a new record for major league baseball of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons, during the fifth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 23, 2010, at Rogers Centre in Toronto.

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for 10th straight season

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a single in the fifth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 23, 2010, at Rogers Centre in Toronto, setting a new record for major league baseball of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons. Suzuki has tied with Pete Rose for the most career 200-hit seasons.

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for 10th straight season

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki raises his hat as he receives applause from spectators after setting a new record for major league baseball of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons, during the fifth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 23, 2010, at Rogers Centre in Toronto.

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for 10th straight season

TORONTO, Canada - Fans celebrate by holding up signs after Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki set a new record for major league baseball of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons, during the fifth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 23, 2010, at Rogers Centre in Toronto.

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for 10th straight season

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a single in the fifth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 23, 2010, at Rogers Centre in Toronto, setting a new record for major league baseball of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons. Suzuki has tied with Pete Rose for the most career 200-hit seasons.

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for 10th straight season

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a single off Toronto Blue Jays starter Shawn Hill in the fifth inning of a baseball game on Sept. 23, 2010 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, setting a new record for major league baseball of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons.

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for record 9th straight season

ARLINGTON, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits an RBI infield single to shortstop Elvis Andrus in the second inning, reaching 200 hits for the ninth consecutive season Sept. 13, 2009, a feat unprecedented in major league history. Suzuki broke a tie with Hall of Famer Willie Keeler, who had eight consecutive 200-hit seasons from 1894-1901, when he hit No. 200 in Game 2 of a doubleheader against the Texas Rangers at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas.

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for record 9th straight season

ARLINGTON, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits an RBI infield single to shortstop Elvis Andrus in the second inning, reaching 200 hits for the ninth consecutive season Sept. 13, 2009, a feat unprecedented in major league history. Suzuki broke a tie with Hall of Famer Willie Keeler, who had eight consecutive 200-hit seasons from 1894-1901, when he hit No. 200 in Game 2 of a doubleheader against the Texas Rangers at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas.

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for record 9th straight season

ARLINGTON, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits an RBI infield single to shortstop Elvis Andrus in the second inning, reaching 200 hits for the ninth consecutive season Sept. 13, 2009, a feat unprecedented in major league history. Suzuki broke a tie with Hall of Famer Willie Keeler, who had eight consecutive 200-hit seasons from 1894-1901, when he hit No. 200 in Game 2 of a doubleheader against the Texas Rangers at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas.

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Ichiro ties MLB record with 8th consecutive 200-hit season

KANSAS CITY, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners hits a double in the third inning in a game with the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri on Sept. 17. Ichiro tied the major league record of eight consecutive 200-hit seasons as he collected the third hit of the game in the eight inning, matching Willie Keeler, who had 200-hit seasons with the Baltimore Orioles in 1894-1898 and the Brooklyn Superbas in 1899-1901.

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Ichiro ties MLB record of 8 consecutive 200-hit seasons

KANSAS CITY, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners lifts his cap to acknowledge spectators who cheered him after he tied the major league record of eight consecutive 200-hit seasons during a game with the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri on Sept. 17. Ichiro matched Willie Keeler, who had 200-hit seasons with the Baltimore Orioles in 1894-1898 and the Brooklyn Superbas in 1899-1901.

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Ichiro reaches milestone with 200th hit

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki became the first player to begin a major league career with four straight 200-hit seasons Aug. 26. Suzuki reached the milestone with a solo homer to center in the bottom of the ninth inning of the Mariners' 7-3 loss to the Kansas City Royals. Suzuki, who leads the American League with a .364 average, went 1-for-5 in the game.(MLB)

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Ichiro ties MLB record of 8 consecutive 200-hit seasons

KANSAS CITY, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners lifts his cap to acknowledge spectators who cheered him after he tied the major league record of eight consecutive 200-hit seasons during a game with the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri on Sept. 17. Ichiro matched Willie Keeler, who had 200-hit seasons with the Baltimore Orioles in 1894-1898 and the Brooklyn Superbas in 1899-1901. (Kyodo)

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Ichiro ties MLB record with 8th consecutive 200-hit season

KANSAS CITY, United States - Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners hits a double in the third inning in a game with the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri on Sept. 17. Ichiro tied the major league record of eight consecutive 200-hit seasons as he collected the third hit of the game in the eight inning, matching Willie Keeler, who had 200-hit seasons with the Baltimore Orioles in 1894-1898 and the Brooklyn Superbas in 1899-1901.(Kyodo)

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for record 9th straight season

ARLINGTON, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits an RBI infield single to shortstop Elvis Andrus in the second inning, reaching 200 hits for the ninth consecutive season Sept. 13, 2009, a feat unprecedented in major league history. Suzuki broke a tie with Hall of Famer Willie Keeler, who had eight consecutive 200-hit seasons from 1894-1901, when he hit No. 200 in Game 2 of a doubleheader against the Texas Rangers at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas. (Kyodo)

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for record 9th straight season

ARLINGTON, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits an RBI infield single to shortstop Elvis Andrus in the second inning, reaching 200 hits for the ninth consecutive season Sept. 13, 2009, a feat unprecedented in major league history. Suzuki broke a tie with Hall of Famer Willie Keeler, who had eight consecutive 200-hit seasons from 1894-1901, when he hit No. 200 in Game 2 of a doubleheader against the Texas Rangers at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas. (Kyodo)

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for record 9th straight season

ARLINGTON, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits an RBI infield single to shortstop Elvis Andrus in the second inning, reaching 200 hits for the ninth consecutive season Sept. 13, 2009, a feat unprecedented in major league history. Suzuki broke a tie with Hall of Famer Willie Keeler, who had eight consecutive 200-hit seasons from 1894-1901, when he hit No. 200 in Game 2 of a doubleheader against the Texas Rangers at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas. (Kyodo)

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for record 9th straight season

ARLINGTON, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits an RBI infield single to shortstop Elvis Andrus in the second inning, reaching 200 hits for the ninth consecutive season Sept. 13, 2009, a feat unprecedented in major league history. Suzuki broke a tie with Hall of Famer Willie Keeler, who had eight consecutive 200-hit seasons from 1894-1901, when he hit No. 200 in Game 2 of a doubleheader against the Texas Rangers at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas. (Kyodo)

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Ichiro reaches milestone with 200th hit

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki became the first player to begin a major league career with four straight 200-hit seasons Aug. 26. Suzuki reached the milestone with a solo homer to center in the bottom of the ninth inning of the Mariners' 7-3 loss to the Kansas City Royals. Suzuki, who leads the American League with a .364 average, went 1-for-5 in the game.(MLB)(Kyodo)

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for 10th straight season

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki acknowledges applause from spectators after setting a new Major League Baseball record of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons by hitting a single in the fifth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sept. 23, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for 10th straight season

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a single to center field, his 200th hit of the season, in the fifth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 23, 2010, at Rogers Centre in Toronto. Ichiro set a new record for major league baseball of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons. (Kyodo)

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Ichiro logs 200 hits for 10th season

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki stretches ahead of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Sept. 23, 2010. Ichiro, who entered the game with 198 hits for the season, set a new Major League Baseball record of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons. (Kyodo)

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Ichiro's baseball bat makers

GIFU, Japan - Baseball bat makers Isokazu Kubota (R) and Tamio Nawa of Mizuno Technics Corp. hold the same model of baseball bat used by Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, in the town of Yoro, Gifu Prefecture, on Sept. 24, 2010. Ichiro has set a new Major League Baseball record of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons. (Kyodo)

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Ichiro's father says son's success due to effort

NAGOYA, Japan - Nobuyuki Suzuki, the father of Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, shows his writing of a proverb on endeavor, in Ichiro's hometown of Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, on Sept. 24, 2010, after the 10-time All Star set a new record for major league baseball of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons. Suzuki said he cannot contain his emotions and attributed his son's achievement to hard work. (Kyodo)

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for 10th straight season

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki reaches first as he receives applause from teammates and spectators after setting a new record for major league baseball of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons, during the fifth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 23, 2010, at Rogers Centre in Toronto. (Kyodo)

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for 10th straight season

TORONTO, Canada - Fans celebrate by holding up signs after Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki set a new record for major league baseball of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons, during the fifth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 23, 2010, at Rogers Centre in Toronto. (Kyodo)

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for 10th straight season

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki runs to first after hitting a single, his 200th hit of the season, in the fifth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 23, 2010, at Rogers Centre in Toronto. Ichiro set a new record for major league baseball of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons. (Kyodo)

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for 10th straight season

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki raises his hat as he receives applause from spectators after setting a new record for major league baseball of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons, during the fifth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 23, 2010, at Rogers Centre in Toronto. (Kyodo)

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for 10th straight season

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki raises his hat as he receives applause from spectators after setting a new record for major league baseball of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons, during the fifth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 23, 2010, at Rogers Centre in Toronto. (Kyodo)

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for 10th straight season

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki raises his hat as he receives applause from spectators after setting a new record for major league baseball of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons, during the fifth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 23, 2010, at Rogers Centre in Toronto. (Kyodo)

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for 10th straight season

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a single in the fifth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 23, 2010, at Rogers Centre in Toronto, setting a new record for major league baseball of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons. Suzuki has tied with Pete Rose for the most career 200-hit seasons. (Kyodo)

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for 10th straight season

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a single off Toronto Blue Jays starter Shawn Hill in the fifth inning of a baseball game on Sept. 23, 2010 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, setting a new record for major league baseball of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons. (Kyodo)

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for 10th straight season

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a single in the fifth inning of a game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 23, 2010, at Rogers Centre in Toronto, setting a new record for major league baseball of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons. Suzuki has tied with Pete Rose for the most career 200-hit seasons. (Kyodo)

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Ichiro reaches 200 hits for 10th straight season

TORONTO, Canada - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a single off Toronto Blue Jays starter Shawn Hill in the fifth inning of a baseball game on Sept. 23, 2010 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, setting a new record for major league baseball of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons. Suzuki has tied with Pete Rose for the most career 200-hit seasons. (Kyodo)