Height: 5-11
Weight: 172
Throws: R
Bats: L
Born: Oct 22, 1973, Kasugai,
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November 18, 2008
The Mariners have reportedly decided on Oakland Athletics bench coach Don Wakamatsu as their new manager, according to the Sporting News.
Our View:Wakamatsu doesn't have any previous experience as a manager at the major league level.
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October 24, 2008
Ichiro Suzuki's name has been floated out there as a potential option to manage Japan's team at the upcoming World Baseball Classic, according to Sports Illustrated.
Our View:Ichiro has already commented that the team needs to decide on a manager so that the team can begin to prepare for the tournament which begins in the first week of March, so why not just have him take over the role? We will have to wait and see if he becomes the countries player/manager, but it is an interesting thought.
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October 20, 2008
Ichiro Suzuki intends to play in the World Baseball Classic for Japan during spring training, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Our View:Teammate Kenji Johjima is likely going to to want to join Suzuki and represent Japan in the WBC as well. Suzuki reached at least 200 hits for the eight straight season in 2008, and is now only 195 hits away from 2,000.
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September 25, 2008
Ichiro Suzuki may have worn out his welcome in Seattle, according to a report in the Seattle Times. "I just can't believe the number of guys who really dislike him," said one clubhouse insider. "It got to a point early on when I thought they were going to get together and go after him."
Our View:Apparently teammates believe that Ichiro is a selfish player who is out for himself, but he certainly gets "his" year after year producing huge numbers. However, no one has ever said the man doesn't work extremely hard, and he always shows up, so this might be the old sour grapes more than anything else from a team that has gone down in flames this season.
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September 25, 2008
Ichiro Suzuki will not sit out any of the team's final games this season, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Our View:Both he and Raul Ibanez will play in each of the team's remaining games, basically in an effort to pad their stats, which is just fine with fantasy owners.
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September 25, 2008
Ichiro Suzuki went 0-for-5 on Wednesday, ending his hitting streak at 16 games.
Our View:Despite the streak, Ichiro is hitting just .292 this month. He has hit over .300 every month this season except April.
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September 21, 2008
Ichiro Suzuki had a single in the seventh inning on Sunday to boost his hitting streak to 14-games.
Our View:Two hundred and five hits and counting for Ichiro who still needs to cross home plate four times to record a eighth straight campaign of 200 hits, 100 runs and 30 steals (he has 43 SB). No man who has ever played the game has done that more than four seasons (Wee Willie Keeler).
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September 17, 2008
Ichiro Suzuki finished the night with 200 hits - for the season. He was 3-for-3 in Seattle's 5-2 loss to the Royals. He also stole his 43rd base of the season.
Our View:That makes eight straight seasons of at least 200 hits for Ichiro for those of you who lost count. He has now tied Willie Keeler's (yes, that Willie Keeler) major league record. Among other pitchers, Ichiro absolutely owns Gil Meche who is now 10-for-15 in his career against.
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September 16, 2008
Ichiro Suzuki went 1-for-4 on Tuesday night. His infield single was his 197th hit of the season.
Our View:Despite a slow start to the year, Ichiro has rebounded to his norm and appears on track to reach 200 hits for the eighth consecutive season.
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September 13, 2008
Ichiro Suzuki went 2-for-5 with a run scored in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Angels. He hit a single and a triple, his seventh of the season.
Our View:Ichiro has scored 95 runs, and is closing in on his eighth straight campaign with at least 100. He also extended his hitting streak to six games tonight, with two multi-hit efforts over the span.
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September 10, 2008
Ichiro Suzuki had four hits on Wednesday as he also scored three runs and stole his 41st base of the year for the Mariners.
Our View:Ichiro had gotten off to a poor start in September hitting .226 in 31 AB, but he is now hitting .306 through eight games. Ichiro continues to produce steals, and with 10 more hits he will have his 8th straight 200-hit season.
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September 10, 2008
Ichiro Suzuki has a career batting average of .407 off of his opponent tonight, Rangers pitcher Kevin Millwood. Suzuki is 22-for-54 with seven RBI for his career against the right-hander.
Our View:The fact that Suzuki has a career .400 batting average against somebody should not be a shock. And it may help jump-start his September, as he is hitting just .226 for the month, not what fantasy owners want to see.
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August 22, 2008
Ichiro Suzuki went 3-for-4 but didn't manage an RBI or run scored, as Seattle went on to get shutout by Oakland 2-0 on Thursday night.
Our View:Ichiro now has a 6-game hitting streak, while tallying multiple hits in five of the six games.
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August 16, 2008
Ichiro Suzuki went 2-for-5 with two RBI and a stolen base in Saturday's loss to the Twins. He is hitting .331 since July 1.
Our View:Ichiro hasn't performed up to his lofty standards this season, but he has been peppering the ball a little better over the last six weeks.
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August 10, 2008
Ichiro Suzuki now has a 16 game hitting streak with his 2-for-5 performance in Seattle's loss to Tampa Bay. He also stole his 36th base of the season in the contest.
Our View:Suzuki is the only decent thing going for the Mariners. He isn't having quite the year fantasy owners were expecting, but he has been good enough to be an asset, especially with his stolen base total.
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August 10, 2008
As is often the case, outfielder Ichiro Suzuki represented the efforts of the Seattle offense this evening, taking the Tampa Bay Rays to 11 innings before falling 8-7. Ichiro went 4-for-6 on the night with his fifth homer of the season, good for three RBIs and one run scored.
Our View:Ichiro is the face of consistency, and while his numbers have slipped a bit this season, he is more than capable of producing such valuable rewards, both for fantasy owners and the Mariners.
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August 7, 2008
Ichiro Suzuki stretched his hitting streak to 12 games with a single against the Twins Wednesday, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. He is batting .401 over the streak, with seven multi-hit efforts.
Our View:Ichiro is on track following a disappointing first half of the season, and is back to being a must-start as a fantasy outfielder.
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July 30, 2008
Seattle suffered through the tough 4-3 loss to Texas despite the efforts of outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, going 3-for-4 for the night with one walk.
Our View:Only three players earned RBIs for the Mariners this evening, a trend that has troubled both Seattle and Ichiro this month. Suzuki carries just five RBIs through July after posting just six last month.
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July 29, 2008
Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki needed just one pitch in his first at-bat Tuesday night to get his 3,000th career professional hit, according to MLB.com.
Our View:He slapped a single into shallow left-center field off Rangers RHP Luis Mendoza. The hit was the 1,722nd in Ichiro's Major League career, which started in 2001. He accumulated 1,278 hits during a nine-year stint with the Orix Blue Wave.
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July 25, 2008
After suffering through an 0-for-5 on Friday, Ichiro Suzuki is now 2-for-21 in his last five games, and his average has dipped below the .300 mark.
Our View:Ichiro's average has been below .300 for most of the season anyway, but he still provides stolen bases and it would not be a surprise if he was hitting well over .300 at season's end.
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July 23, 2008
Seattle outfielder Ichiro Suzuki continues to lead despite his Mariners' 4-2 loss to the Boston Red Sox this evening. Ichiro went 1-for-2 at the plate with two walks and his 12th double of the season to total one RBI and one run scored on the night.
Our View:Ichiro has turned it up this month, hitting .338 through July, though he touts just three RBIs and one stolen base.
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July 17, 2008
Jim Moore of The Seattle Post-Intelligencer called for the trade of Ichiro Suzuki in Friday's column.
Our View:Ichiro signed a five year $100 million contract last summer and would fetch a load of prospects in return. It is not completely impossible to envision such a deal happening.
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July 13, 2008
Ichiro Suzuki declined an invitation to participate in the Home Run Derby due to his sore hamstring, according to the Seattle Times.
Our View:It would have been interesting to see what he could do in that event, as Ichiro has all of three home runs on the season. He is not quite the fantasy stalwart this year that he had been, but you can't go wrong with 34 stolen bases. Although fantasy owners wouldn't mind seeing some of this power he must have bottled up somewhere.
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July 11, 2008
Ichiro Suzuki was scratched from Thursday's lineup but is expected back Friday, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. He was dealing with a tight hamstring, but is believed to be fine.
Our View:Suzuki is seemingly safe to keep in your lineup for Friday. The hamstring ailment could explain why he only registered one stolen base over his last six games.
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July 4, 2008
Ichiro Suzuki set a career record on Thursday, going 80 consecutive plate appearances without getting an extra-base hit, and hitting his 24th consecutive single, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Our View:Suzuki's slugging percentage is a poor .379, but one advantage for fantasy players is that all those singles mean more stolen base attempts. He has 33 stolen bases on the year and has been caught only twice.
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July 3, 2008
Ichiro Suzuki went 3-for-3 on Wednesday raising his average over .300 for the first time since April 9.
Our View:Don't expect his average to get much lower. Ichiro has been the league's most consistent hitter for multiple years and should continue to get his despite the struggles of his team.
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June 29, 2008
Hey, that's the guy we remember! Ichiro Suzuki went 5-for-5 with all singles and a pair of runs in Sunday's win over the Padres and Jake Peavy.
Our View:Ichiro didn't even have a four-hit game to his name this season, which only seems remarkable because it's him. Like the Mariners as a whole, Ichiro is having a very disappointing year, but we continue to hold out hope that this stud can crank it up in the second half.
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June 16, 2008
Ichiro Suzuki will be returned to his former home, right field, according to the Associated Press. “I’ve been thinking about it for over a month. It’s nothing against Ichiro in center field, of course. I just think he’s a great right fielder and I want to see his zest and smile and everything going,” manager John McLaren said
Our View:The Mariners will audition Willie Bloomquist, Jeremy Reed and Wladimir Balentin in center field. None of these options is appealing from a fantasy perspective though Bloomqvist could add a nice set of legs to a team in need of the stolen base if he is given a real shot at the position.
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June 16, 2008
The Mariners fired their GM, Bill Bavasi, on Monday while promoting assistant GM Lee Pelekoudas on an interim basis, according to MLB.com. "Change is in order," club chief executive officer Howard Lincoln said. "We have determined new leadership is needed in the GM position. With a new leader will come a new plan and a new approach. A search will begin immediately for a permanent GM, and Lee will be a candidate for the position."
Our View:The Mariners are languishing at 24-45 thanks in part to a roster full of bloated contracts tied to ineffective players. A complete overhaul might be in order, so the new GM will certain have his hands full.
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June 15, 2008
Ichiro Suzuki went 2-for-5 with an RBI in Sunday's 6-2 loss to Washington.
Our View:He raised his batting average a few points to .295, and is hitting .340 (18-for-53) in June.
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June 11, 2008
Seattle outfielder Ichiro Suzuki joined the list of players using this week to reach career milestones, according to MLB.com.
Our View:This afternoon against Toronto Ichiro swiped the 300th base of his major league career. He has already registered 28 stolen bases this season, leaving us to wonder what the future holds for such a powerful runner.
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June 8, 2008
Seattle outfielder Ichiro Suzuki went 0-for-4 today as his Mariners managed just three total hits in a loss to Boston, 2-1.
Our View:This is the first time this month Ichiro has failed to get a hit and his first game in his last eight to miss getting on base. He came into today hitting .333 for the month of June, though he touts just one extra-base hit and one walk versus five strikeouts.
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June 7, 2008
Ichiro Suzuki had a nice day on Saturday with three hits at the plate and his 26th SB of the season on the bases.
Our View:Ichiro is underperforming with a .295 average, but those 26 SB put him well on pace to steal 50+ bases for the first time since his rookie season of 2001 when he swiped 56 bags.
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June 3, 2008
Ichiro Suzuki's .288 batting average is disappointing by his standards, but the outfielder has not disappointed in the steals department, as he has been successful on 24 of 26 attempts this season. That puts him on pace for 67 thefts on the year, which would be 13 more than his career high and 30 more than he managed last season.
Our View:Ichiro's stolen base production will probably tail off a bit, but his batting average is sure to rise.
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May 28, 2008
Seattle enjoyed a well-rounded offensive effort with six of their nine starters getting hits as the Mariners dispatched the Boston Red Sox, 4-3. The top man, as usual, was leadoff hitter Ichiro Suzuki , going 2-for-4 with a walk, two runs scored, and his 22nd stolen base of the season.
Our View:Ichiro is now 35-for-101 on the month with 16 stolen bases and 17 runs scored.
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May 25, 2008
Ichiro Suzuki went 2-for-5 with two RBI and two runs scored in Sunday's close 6-5 loss to the Yankees. One of his hits was good for his third home run of the season.
Our View:That was his eighth multi-hit game in May. He scored 14 runs in the month as well.
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May 20, 2008
Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki, who had stolen at least one base in his last 16 games, added another on Tuesday night. The theft was his major league-leading 21st.
Our View:Ichiro added three hits in the game raising his average to .289 on the season.
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May 20, 2008
Ichiro Suzuki has stolen at least one base in 11 of his last 16 games, according to MLB.com. He has 20 stolen bases for the season, and has only been caught once.
Our View:He has 14 of his 20 stolen bases over 17 games in May, with four coming over his last three games. He is on pace for 72 steals.
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May 18, 2008
Ichiro Suzuki stole two bases on Sunday to become the Mariners all-time leader in swipes. He also had a hit and scored a run.
Our View:Ichiro is hitting a very un-Ichiro .280 through 45 games, but given the fact that he has stolen 20 bases already it really doesn't matter for the moment. Ichiro hasn't stolen 50 bases since his rookie season of 2001, but he is easily on pace to surpass that mark this year.
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May 15, 2008
There seems to be some concern with Ichiro Suzuki's current form. The veteran went hitless for the second straight game on Wednesday, taking a 0-for-6 bagel.
Our View:Note, however, that he lost 16 points of average in the last two games -- which tells us that May averages are still volatile. His peripherals are not any different than a year ago, and the Mariners outfielder started slow in '07 as well.
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May 11, 2008
Seattle CF Ichiro Suzuki continues to ravage the base paths, tonight going 1-for-4 at the plate with this sixth double of the season, also adding his 15th stolen base.
Our View:Suzuki has stolen nine of his total 15 base in the month of May, going 14-for-38 along the way.
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May 3, 2008
We filed a report earlier today concerning the surge in base-running prowess Seattle OF Ichiro Suzuki has enjoyed in recent games, and today he kept that string going in a 6-1 loss to the New York Yankees. Ichiro went 2-for-4 at the plate with two singles, and yet another stolen base, his 11th of the season.
Our View:That brings Ichiro to five stolen bases over his last three games.
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May 3, 2008
Seattle OF Ichiro Suzuki is starting to rediscover the power of his legs, according to the Sports Xchange.
Our View:Ichiro stole both second and third base in the 6th inning against the Yankees on Friday, helping produce the lone run Seattle managed to manufacture in a 5-1 loss. Ichiro also swiped a bag (third to be specific) on Thursday night in the 9th inning against the Cleveland Indians. This brings Ichiro to 10 stolen bases on 11 attempts this season.
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May 1, 2008
Ichiro Suzuki had three hits in five trips to the plate on Thursday night.
Our View:No one was happier to see the calendar flip to May that Ichiro who owns the highest batting average in the month of any active player (.371). You can only keep a good man down for so long, so it wouldn't be a shock to see him rip off one of his patented hot streaks really soon.
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April 25, 2008
Ichiro Suzuki had a hit, two walks, two runs and two RBI on Thursday night. He also stole a base, but he was also caught stealing for the first time.
Our View:Ichiro will hit, everyone knows that, so just look at this as the possible spring board to a rather lengthy period of him slapping the ball all over the yard.
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April 23, 2008
Ichiro Suzuki continues to limp along as he went 1-for-4 to lower his average to .258 on the year.
Our View:April is the only month of the season in which Ichiro hasn't hit .300 in his career (.296), so look for him to start heating up soon as 835 career AB in May have produced a .370 average, the best of any month in his storied career.
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April 15, 2008
Ichiro Suzuki currently holds a 25-game hitting streak against the Royals, according to MLB.com. He will look to keep it going tonight, as Seattle hosts Kansas City.
Our View:He is hitting 16-for-59 so far, and will face lefty John Bale, who is 0-2 with a 5.84 ERA.
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April 15, 2008
Ichiro Suzuki went 2-for-4 with an RBI on Monday night, but he didn't get much help from his teammates, as the Mariners lost 5-1 to the Royals.
Our View:Ichiro has been relatively quiet thus far, but we're not at all concerned.
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April 10, 2008
Ichiro Suzuki had a tough day at the plate against Tampa Bay on Thursday, as he went 0-for-3, with one strikeout. He did register one walk, but his season average dipped to .279. He should bounce back fine.
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March 24, 2008
Ichiro Suzuki had two hits on Monday to raise his average to .333 in his last nine games after he started the spring going 0-for-21. You're fooling yourself if you thought that long hitless stretch was the beginning of the end for Ichiro as he will continue to hit, and run, once again this season. Draft him and expect a .300 average, 100 runs, 200 hits and 30 SBs. He does it every year.
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March 20, 2008
Ichiro Suzuki went 1-for-4 against Arizona on Wednesday, and his average now sits at an anemic .119 (5-for-42). Hopefully he can end spring training on a high note.
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March 13, 2008
Ichiro Suzuki finally recorded a hit this spring as he went 1-for-4 on Thursday. He entered the game with a 0-for-21 skid.
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March 12, 2008
Ichiro Suzuki is still 0-for-spring, running his hitless streak to 0-for-21 on Tuesday. The M's leadoff hitter typically has a terrific spring, so the unusually slow start is raising some red flags. Ichiro has hit nearly .400 in his five previous spring sessions.
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March 7, 2008
Cubs rookie outfielder Kosuke Fukudome was 1-for-3 with a double and scored a run for the Cubs in a 6-4 win Friday over Ichiro's Seattle Mariners. Ichiro Suzuki would love to see a line of 1-for-3 at this point in the exhibition schedule, as the two time batting champ is 0-for-10 so far this spring. It's only spring, but those using a late first or second round pick on Ichiro, and others spending $30-$40 dollars for his services, would like to see him break out of his current funk.
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March 6, 2008
After six Cactus Leagues games, the Mariners are hitting .341 as a team, according to MLB.com. Outfielder Mike Morse is hitting .636; shortstop Yuniesky Betancourt a healthy .455, and catcher Kenji Johjima is a steady .444. Noteworthy is Ichiro Suzuki's slow start. He has yet to get a hit. Sooner or later the years are going to catch up with Ichiro. We are not saying it is this year, but the 34-year-old is due to start a statistical descent.
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February 25, 2008
The Mariners would like to see their best player, Ichiro Suzuki, run more often in 2008, according to MLB.com. "As much as he gets on base, and as fast as he is, there's no telling how many bases he could steal in a season," GM John McLaren said. "But we don't want him running just to run. There has to be a purpose behind it." The number that was floated out there was 80, but given the fact that Ichiro hasn't stolen more than 45 bases the past six seasons, a more realistic goal might be 50 since he stole 56 bags as a rookie.
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