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Matsui hits 2-run single

ANAHEIM, United States - Hideki Matsui hits a bases-loaded two-run single off starter John Lackey in the top of 1st inning, giving the New York Yankees a 2-0 lead over the Anaheim Angels at Edison Field in Anaheim on July 30. (MLB)

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Mariners' Ichiro goes 1-for-5 against Angels

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits an RBI double down the right-field line off Anaheim Angels starter Jarrod Washburn in the third inning of a game at Edison Field in Anaheim, California, on June 26. Ichiro went 1-for-5 with one RBI, raising his batting average to .350, the second highest in the American League. The Mariners won 10-6. (MLB)

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Ichiro extends hitting streak to 19 games

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff batter Ichiro Suzuki hits a single to right off Anaheim Angeles starter Aaron Sele in the first inning June 24 at Edison Field in Anaheim, California, extending his hitting streak to 19 games. Ichiro went 2-for-4 as the Mariners won 6-4. (MLB)

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Matsui singles in back-to-back at-bats, records RBI

ANAHEIM, United States - Hideki Matsui hits a run-scoring single to right in the fourth inning against the Anaheim Angels at Edison Field on April 24. He went 2-for-4 as the Yankees fell to the Angeles 6-2. (MLB)

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Matsui gets 1st hit in 17 plate appearances

ANAHEIM, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui hits a single, his first in 17 plate appearances, to center off Anaheim Angels pitcher Derrick Turnbow in the ninth inning of a game at Edison Field on April 23. The Yankees won 9-2. (MLB)

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Shinjo strikes out in Anaheim World Series victory

ANAHEIM, United States - San Francisco Giants player Tsuyoshi Shinjo strikes out in the top of the ninth inning against the Anaheim Angeles during Game 7 of the 2002 World Series at Edison Field in Anaheim on Oct. 27. The Angeles beat the Giants 4-1 to win the World Series. (MLB)

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Shinjo to start in Game 1 of World Series

ANAHEIM, United States - Tsuyoshi Shinjo of the San Francisco Giants carries out his batting practice as manager Dusty Bakers watches at Edison Field on Oct. 18. Shinjo said Baker told him that he will put him in the starting lineup as designated hitter in Game 1 of the World Series against the Anaheim Angels on Oct. 19. (MLB)

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Shinjo 1st Japanese to play in World Series

ANAHEIM, United States - San Francisco Giants' Tsuyoshi Shinjo hits a single to center in the fifth inning of Game 1 of the World Series against the Anaheim Angeles at Edison Field on Oct. 19. Shinjo became the first Japanese to play in a World Series and the first to get a hit. The Giants edged the Angeles 4-3. (MLB)

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Bonds hits solo homer

ANAHEIM, United States - San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds hits a solo homer in the second inning of Game 1 of the World Series against the Anaheim Angeles at Edison Field on Oct. 19. The Giants edged the Angeles 4-3. (MLB)

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Ichiro closes out season with 2 hits, 4th in AL batting race

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff batter Ichiro Suzuki hits a single to center in the top of the seventh inning of a game against the Anaheim Angles at Edison Field in Anaheim on Sept. 29. Ichiro went 2-for-5. The Angeles won 7-6. Ichiro, who won the American League batting crown a year ago with a .350 average, ended the 2002 campaign with a .321 mark to finish fourth in the batting race. (MLB)

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Ichiro sits out game with Anaheim

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (C) chats with pitcher Joel Pineiro as he sits out the next-to-the-last game against the Anaheim Angels at Edison Field on Sept. 28. The Mariners lost 8-4 to the Angeles. (MLB)

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Mariners' Ichiro goes 1-for-4 against Angles

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff batter Ichiro Suzuki hits an infield single off Anaheim Angles starter Jarrod Washburn in the top of the fifth inning at Edison Field on July 21. Ichiro went 1-for-4. The Angles won 7-5. (MLB)

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Ichiro goes 2-for-4 against Angels

ANAHEIM, United States - American League batting leader Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners hits a single to right in the first inning against the Anaheim Angels at Edison Field on July 19. Suzuki went 2-for-4 but the Angels crushed the Mariners 15-3. (MLB)

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Sasaki picks second save

ANAHEIM, Unites States - Seattle Mariners closer Kazuhiro Sasaki retires the final three batters in the ninth inning with ease on a strikeout and a groundout, to earn his second save of the season against the Anaheim Angles Edison Field in Anaheim, California, on April 8. Seattle edged Anaheim 5-4. (MLB)

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Mariners' Suzuki goes 1-for-4 against Angels

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff batter Ichiro Suzuki hits a single to left in the top of the eighth inning of a game against the Anaheim Angels at Edison Field in Anaheim, California, on April 8. Ichiro went 1-for-4 with a walk and two strikeouts. The Mariners won 5-4. (MLB)

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Hasegawa earns 1st season win in Mariners comeback victory+

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle Mariners reliever Shigetoshi Hasegawa delivers a pitch against the Anaheim Angels to score his first win of the season as the Mariners came from behind to defeat the Angels 5-1 at Edison Field in Anaheim, California, on April 8. (MLB)

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Ichiro marks season's 54th stolen base

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki steals second, his 54 stolen base of the season and one shy of the American League leading 55 stolen bases by Roger Cedeno of Detroit Tigersin, the third inning after hitting a single to right off Anaheim Angels starter Matt Wise at Edison Field in Anaheim on Oct. 3.

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Mariners' Sasaki marks season's 44th save against Angels

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle Mariners closer Kazuhiro Sasaki pitches in the ninth inning against the Anaheim Angles in Edison Field in Anaheim on Oct. 3. Sasaki marked his 44th save of the season as the Mariners won 4-3. (MLB)

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Ichiro goes 4-for-5 against Angeles, raising batting average .35

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff batter Ichiro Suzuki hits a double to left-center field off Anaheim Angels starter Matt Wise in the fifth inning at Edison Field in Anaheim on Oct. 3. Ichiro went 4-for-5, raising his batting average .351. The Mariners won 4-3. (MLB)

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Ichiro held out of the line-ups in late-season game

ANAHEIM, United States - Ichiro Suzuki celebrates with teammate Mark McLemore as the Seattle Mariners pounded out 21 hits in a 14-5 romp over the Anaheim Angels at Edison Field on Oct. 2. Ichiro was held out of the starting line-up for the first time in 10 games as manager Lou Piniella tried to get his star outfielder a day off before the playoffs get under way next week. (MLB)

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Mariners' Ichiro goes 0-for-4 against Angels

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff batter Ichiro Suzuki grounds out in the third inning against the Anaheim Angels at Edison Field in Anaheim on July 1. Ichiro went 0-for-4, lowering his batting average to .348. The Mariners won 5-0. (MLB)

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Ichiro collects hit off Hasegawa to keep AL batting lead

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (L) hits a single to center off former teammate Shigetoshi Hasegawa (R) in the ninth inning against the Anaheim Angels on June 30 to remain the American League's batting leader as the Mariners edged the Angels 5-3 at Edison Field in Anaheim, California. Suzuki went 2-for-5 to raise his AL-leading batting average to .352. (MLB)

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Sasaki captures leading 28th save

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle Mariners closer Kazuhiro Sasaki works a scoreless ninth against the Anaheim Angels at Edison Field in Anaheim, California, on June 30, for his American League-leading 28th save. He allowed only one hit as the Mariners opened up a 20-game lead over the second-placed Angels in the AL West. (MLB)

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Ichiro goes 2-for-5 as Seattle downs Anaheim

ANAHEIM, United States - Japanese rookie Ichiro Suzuki beats out a bunt in the first inning against the Anaheim Angels at Edison Field in Anaheim, California, on June 29. Ichiro had a pair of singles to regain the lead in the American League batting race with a .351 average as the Seattle Mariners defeated the Angels 9-5. (MLB)

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Ichiro singles against Angels

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki singles to left in the ninth inning against the Anaheim Angels at Edison Field in California on April 15. Ichiro was 1-for-5 as the Mariners won 7-5.

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Ichiro congratulates Sasaki

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle right fielder Ichiro Suzuki (L), who hit a game-deciding single, congratulates closer Kazuhiro Sasaki on preserving the Mariners' 2-1 victory and earning his sixth save in a game against the Anaheim Angels at Edison Field on April 14.

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Ichiro hits game-deciding single

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle right fielder Ichiro Suzuki singles in a run with two bases full in the fifth inning to lead Mariners to a 2-1 win over Anaheim Angels at Edison Field on April 14.

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Ichiro hits single off Hasegawa

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki his a single off Anaheim Angels relief pitcher Shigetoshi Hasegawa in the ninth inning at Edison Field on April 13.

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Ichiro and Sasaki

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle Mariners closer Kazuhiro Sasaki (L) chats with outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (R) and other teammates before the start of a game against Anaheim Angels at Edison Field on April 13.

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Hasegawa earns 1st season win in Mariners comeback victory+

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle Mariners reliever Shigetoshi Hasegawa delivers a pitch against the Anaheim Angels to score his first win of the season as the Mariners came from behind to defeat the Angels 5-1 at Edison Field in Anaheim, California, on April 8. (MLB)

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Mariners' Suzuki goes 1-for-4 against Angels

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff batter Ichiro Suzuki hits a single to left in the top of the eighth inning of a game against the Anaheim Angels at Edison Field in Anaheim, California, on April 8. Ichiro went 1-for-4 with a walk and two strikeouts. The Mariners won 5-4. (MLB)

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Matsui gets 1st hit in 17 plate appearances

ANAHEIM, United States - New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui hits a single, his first in 17 plate appearances, to center off Anaheim Angels pitcher Derrick Turnbow in the ninth inning of a game at Edison Field on April 23. The Yankees won 9-2. (MLB)(Kyodo)

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Ichiro goes 2-for-4 against Angels

ANAHEIM, United States - American League batting leader Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners hits a single to right in the first inning against the Anaheim Angels at Edison Field on July 19. Suzuki went 2-for-4 but the Angels crushed the Mariners 15-3. (MLB)

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Sasaki picks second save

ANAHEIM, Unites States - Seattle Mariners closer Kazuhiro Sasaki retires the final three batters in the ninth inning with ease on a strikeout and a groundout, to earn his second save of the season against the Anaheim Angles Edison Field in Anaheim, California, on April 8. Seattle edged Anaheim 5-4. (MLB)

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Ichiro sits out game with Anaheim

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (C) chats with pitcher Joel Pineiro as he sits out the next-to-the-last game against the Anaheim Angels at Edison Field on Sept. 28. The Mariners lost 8-4 to the Angeles. (MLB) (Kyodo)

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Matsui hits 2-run single

ANAHEIM, United States - Hideki Matsui hits a bases-loaded two-run single off starter John Lackey in the top of 1st inning, giving the New York Yankees a 2-0 lead over the Anaheim Angels at Edison Field in Anaheim on July 30. (MLB) (Kyodo)

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Mariners' Ichiro goes 1-for-5 against Angels

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits an RBI double down the right-field line off Anaheim Angels starter Jarrod Washburn in the third inning of a game at Edison Field in Anaheim, California, on June 26. Ichiro went 1-for-5 with one RBI, raising his batting average to .350, the second highest in the American League. The Mariners won 10-6. (MLB)(Kyodo)

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Ichiro extends hitting streak to 19 games

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff batter Ichiro Suzuki hits a single to right off Anaheim Angeles starter Aaron Sele in the first inning June 24 at Edison Field in Anaheim, California, extending his hitting streak to 19 games. Ichiro went 2-for-4 as the Mariners won 6-4. (MLB)(Kyodo)

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Matsui singles in back-to-back at-bats, records RBI

ANAHEIM, United States - Hideki Matsui hits a run-scoring single to right in the fourth inning against the Anaheim Angels at Edison Field on April 24. He went 2-for-4 as the Yankees fell to the Angeles 6-2. (MLB) (Kyodo)

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Shinjo strikes out in Anaheim World Series victory

ANAHEIM, United States - San Francisco Giants player Tsuyoshi Shinjo strikes out in the top of the ninth inning against the Anaheim Angeles during Game 7 of the 2002 World Series at Edison Field in Anaheim on Oct. 27. The Angeles beat the Giants 4-1 to win the World Series. (MLB)(Kyodo)

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Shinjo 1st Japanese to play in World Series

ANAHEIM, United States - San Francisco Giants' Tsuyoshi Shinjo hits a single to center in the fifth inning of Game 1 of the World Series against the Anaheim Angeles at Edison Field on Oct. 19. Shinjo became the first Japanese to play in a World Series and the first to get a hit. The Giants edged the Angeles 4-3. (MLB) (Kyodo)

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Bonds hits solo homer

ANAHEIM, United States - San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds hits a solo homer in the second inning of Game 1 of the World Series against the Anaheim Angeles at Edison Field on Oct. 19. The Giants edged the Angeles 4-3. (MLB) (Kyodo)

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Shinjo to start in Game 1 of World Series

ANAHEIM, United States - Tsuyoshi Shinjo of the San Francisco Giants carries out his batting practice as manager Dusty Bakers watches at Edison Field on Oct. 18. Shinjo said Baker told him that he will put him in the starting lineup as designated hitter in Game 1 of the World Series against the Anaheim Angels on Oct. 19. (MLB) (Kyodo)

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Ichiro closes out season with 2 hits, 4th in AL batting race

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff batter Ichiro Suzuki hits a single to center in the top of the seventh inning of a game against the Anaheim Angles at Edison Field in Anaheim on Sept. 29. Ichiro went 2-for-5. The Angeles won 7-6. Ichiro, who won the American League batting crown a year ago with a .350 average, ended the 2002 campaign with a .321 mark to finish fourth in the batting race. (MLB)(Kyodo)

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Sasaki captures leading 28th save

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle Mariners closer Kazuhiro Sasaki works a scoreless ninth against the Anaheim Angels at Edison Field in Anaheim, California, on June 30, for his American League-leading 28th save. He allowed only one hit as the Mariners opened up a 20-game lead over the second-placed Angels in the AL West. (MLB)

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Ichiro hits game-deciding single

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle right fielder Ichiro Suzuki singles in a run with two bases full in the fifth inning to lead Mariners to a 2-1 win over Anaheim Angels at Edison Field on April 14.

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Ichiro congratulates Sasaki

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle right fielder Ichiro Suzuki (L), who hit a game-deciding single, congratulates closer Kazuhiro Sasaki on preserving the Mariners' 2-1 victory and earning his sixth save in a game against the Anaheim Angels at Edison Field on April 14.

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Ichiro and Sasaki

ANAHEIM, United States - Seattle Mariners closer Kazuhiro Sasaki (L) chats with outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (R) and other teammates before the start of a game against Anaheim Angels at Edison Field on April 13.