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    Early life

    Suzuki grew up in Toyoyama, a small town just outside Nagoya. At the age of seven, Suzuki joined his first baseball team and asked his father, Nobuyuki Suzuki (鈴木宣之), to teach him to be a better player. The two began … See more

    Professional career

    Suzuki made his NPB Pacific League debut in 1992 for the Orix BlueWave at the age of 18, but he spent most of his first two seasons in the farm system (accumulating 156 minor league hits and a .368 batting average) b… See more

    International career

    Suzuki played for the Japan national baseball team in the inaugural World Baseball Classic in March 2006. During the 15 March Japan-Korea game, Suzuki was booed by some spectators during every at-bat, reporte… See more

    Playing style

    Sportswriter Bruce Jenkins, writing in the San Francisco Chronicle, described Suzuki's distinctive style of play:
    There's nobody like Ichiro in either league—now or ever. He exists strictly within his o… See more

     
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