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Marlins' Ichiro Suzuki reaches 2,936 MLB hits, passing his hitting coach Barry Bonds for 33rd all-time. r/baseball The BIGGEST and BEST subreddit for America's pastime: baseball.
Ichiro is first ballot in 2025, right? : r/baseball - Reddit
He claims I’m biased (I may be), and Ichiro was a great player but his career was unimpressive, so he won’t be first ballot. I assume his playing record cinches it. edit to clarify, my friend is claiming that he isn’t a lock because he wasn’t party to a franchise championship in his prime.
Why do we call Ichiro “Ichiro” and not Suzuki, but we call ... - Reddit
It was during the 1994 season that he began to use his given name, "Ichiro," instead of his family name, "Suzuki," on the back of his uniform. Suzuki is the second-most-common family name in Japan, and his manager introduced the idea as a publicity move to help create a new image for what had been a relatively weak team, as well as a way to ...
Was Ichiro Suzuki the only MLB player to have their first name on …
Oct 16, 2022 · Yeah also a specific reason I had heard he used Ichiro was because Suzuki is a widely used family name across Japan, far more used than you find in America but I'd think a close comparison may be an American player named Sanders or James.
Ichiro is eligible for the HoF in 2 years. It's a foregone ... - Reddit
Jan 11, 2022 · Imagine if Ichiro came to the league sooner. Also, glad he chose to focus on contact swinging and getting base hits, rather than power swinging like he did in Japan. I think that is what really set him apart, his ability to turn a switch and knock homers like it was nothing. Many people don't realize the power Ichiro had stored away.
Ichiro : the second person to be elected to the Hall ... - Reddit
Dec 2, 2022 · If Ichiro isn’t unanimous, then my question is….will Albert be? He won 2 WS, 3 MVPs, several Gold Gloves, Rookie of the Year, Comeback Player of the Year, and hit 3-HR in one World Series game. He is the most accomplished non-roid player in …
Is Ichiro extremely overrated? : r/baseball - Reddit
Aug 26, 2021 · A lot of people will mention Ichiro in the same breath as Rickey Henderson in terms of best leadoff hitters of all-time, but Rickey Henderson far and away was a more valuable leadoff hitter. People that put him on par statistically with Rickey Henderson are overrating him.
Why did Ichiro's jersey in Seattle feature his first name and
Aug 11, 2014 · Ohgi an astute baseball man, quickly recognized the breakout potential of Suzuki. Ohgi was a flamboyant sort and he understood the name Ichiro Suzuki, as commonplace as Joe Smith is in the United States, offered little pizazz for an already colorless Blue Wave team that played in the second-fiddle Pacific League.
Will ichiro be a first ballot hall of famer in your opinion?
Apr 22, 2022 · I take prime Ichiro on my team every time, not to mention he joined MLB after. In terms of players before, Ichiro was really the first position player from Asia, and the pitchers that came before, while good (not to sleep on guys like Hideo Nomo, Chan-Ho Park, and Byung-Hyun Kim), were nowhere near Ichiro’s output even at their peak
Ichiro's iconic throw to 3rd base : r/baseball - Reddit
May 23, 2022 · I believe this was the 8th game of Ichiro’s rookie year, they might have missed his bazooka of a right arm on the scouting report. Definitely knew about it after this throw though. Reply