We speak, of course, of the singular Ichiro Suzuki, the newly minted Hall of ... posting fee paid to Ichiro's team in Japan, the Orix Blue Wave, and then a three-year, $14 million pact with ...

Ichiro Suzuki, in a sense ... He was 27 when he left the Orix Blue Wave for the Seattle Mariners. Suzuki had been a major star in Japan with career .353 batting averages over nine seasons with ...

In 1992, Ichiro made his debut for the Orix Blue Wave at the age of 18 ... That 2001 season was when Ichiro Suzuki debuted with the Seattle Mariners. He had become the first Japanese position ...

Ichiro Suzuki, an outfielder who won two batting ... Counting his time with the Orix Blue Wave of Japan’s Pacific League, he had 4,367 hits in 28 seasons. No one has ever done better.

Ichiro Suzuki on Tuesday came one vote shy of being ... Japan and thinking a Little Leaguer had talked his way into an Orix Blue Wave uniform. In a land of Major League giants, Ichiro would ...

In Nov. 2000, Seattle announced their signing of Ichiro, a 27-year-old star from the Orix Blue Wave and first Japanese ... career plate appearance, Ichiro Suzuki singled to bring his career ...

353 in nine seasons with the Orix Blue Wave of the Japan Pacific League ... Barry Bonds homered for the Giants. Ichiro Suzuki is greeted by American League teammates after an inside-the-park ...

There is Ichiro Suzuki, the first Asian player ever elected, who when he signed with the Orix Blue Wave was 5'9" and 120 pounds and was so unorthodox his manager wasn’t sure if he would ever hit.

Ichiro Suzuki warms up on deck before the start ... a 27-year-old star from the Orix Blue Wave and first Japanese-born position player to join MLB. And he would blossom into much more than the ...