It was just over a year ago that Ichiro Suzuki announced his retirement from his playing career, following the second and final game of MLB’s Japan Opening Series in Tokyo on March 21.
The future Hall of Famer had a 19-year Major League career, including 14 seasons with the Mariners. Ichiro retired as the active Major League hits leader, ranking 21st all-time in MLB history with 3,089 career hits.
After amassing 1,278 hits during a 9-year career (1992–2000) with the Orix Blue Wave of Japan’s Pacific League, Ichiro has totaled 4,367 hits between MLB and Japan.