Ichiro Suzuki Announces
Retirement From
Major League Baseball Suzuki, an outfielder
for the Seattle Mariners,
is retiring after 18 years of MLB. He made his debut with the
Mariners in 2001, after playing
over 1,200 games in Japan. He won the American League
Rookie of the Year award and
Most Valuable Player that year. Suzuki played for both the
New York Yankees and Miami
Marlins before returning
to the Mariners in 2018. He had a .311 batting
average, 3,089 hits,
117 home runs and 780 RBI. He was also a 10-time
Gold Glove winner and
a 10-time All-Star. Ichiro Suzuki, via statement