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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 27. Chapters: Orix BlueWave managers, Orix BlueWave players, Ichiro Suzuki, So Taguchi, Mac Suzuki, Koo Dae-Sung, Hiromichi Ishige, Chris Donnels, Shigetoshi Hasegawa, Takao Kajimoto, Leon Lee, Jose Ortiz, Fernando Seguignol, Masato Yoshii, Jay Baller, Francisco Cabrera, Scott Sheldon, George Arias, Troy Neel, Masao Kida, Carmelo Martinez, Willie Banks, Robert Perez, Orlando Merced, Carlos Pulido, Ed Yarnall, Akinobu Okada, Paul Gonzalez, Yoshitomo Tani, Greg Wells, Takahito Nomura, Jason Phillips, Don Schulze, Jon Nunnally, Edwin Hurtado, Hankyu Nishinomiya Stadium, Terry Burrows, Arihito Muramatsu, Willie Fraser, Harvey Pulliam, Roosevelt Brown, Trey Moore, Kelvin Torve, Koichi Oshima, Haruki Ihara, Joe Vitiello, Guy Hoffman, Takashi Miwa, Daisuke Hayakawa, Doug Jennings, Takeshi Yamasaki, Takashi Aiki, Ryota Aikawa, Daisuke Kato, Yoshitaka Mizuo. Excerpt: Ichiro Suzuki Suzuki Ichir ), usually known simply as Ichiro Ichir ) (born October 22, 1973) is a Major League Baseball right fielder for the Seattle Mariners. Ichiro has established a number of batting records, including the sport's single-season record for hits with 262. He has had ten consecutive 200-hit seasons, the longest streak by any player, surpassing Wee Willie Keeler's streak of eight. Pete Rose, who had ten non-consecutive 200-hit seasons, is the only player with the same number as Ichiro, who has never had less than 206 hits in any of his 10 full major-league seasons to date. Ichiro moved to the United States in 2001 after playing nine years for the Orix Blue Wave in Japan's Pacific League. Posted by Orix after the 2000 season, Ichiro became Seattle's right fielder. The first Japanese-born everyday position player in the major leagues, Ichiro led the AL in batting average and stolen bases en route to being named Rookie of the Year and MVP. Ichiro is the first MLB...