2001 American League MVP Ichiro Suzuki

SEATTLE - AUGUST 13: Ichiro Suzuki #51 of the Seattle Mariners fields the ball during the game against the New York Yankees...

...BRONX, NY - OCTOBER 22: Leftfielder Ichiro Suzuki #51 of the Seattle Mariners looks on from his position against the New York Yankees during...

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES: Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki sits in the losing dugout after game five of the American League Championship Series against the...

...2009; Seattle, WA, USA; Seattle Mariners designated hitter Ken Griffey Jr. (top right) and right fielder Ichiro Suzuki (top left) are carried off the field on the shoulders of their teammates following the Mariners...

...2009; Seattle, WA, USA; Seattle Mariners designated hitter Ken Griffey Jr. (top right) and right fielder Ichiro Suzuki (top left) are carried off the field on the shoulders of their teammates following the Mariners...

ARLINGTON, TX - SEPTEMBER 12: Right fielder Ichiro Suzuki #51 of the Seattle Mariners hits a double against the Texas Rangers in the first inning...

06 September 2009: Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hit his 2000th Major League hit in his 1402nd game MLB, the second-fewest games in...

Ichiro Suzuki 2000

June 13, 2009; Denver, CO, USA; Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki (51) awaits for the tarp to be pulled off the field to start the game against...

Seattle Mariners' Carlos Silva, left, plants a kiss on the cheek of teammate Ichiro Suzuki after his home run against the San Diego Padres in the first inning Thursday, June 25...

Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki, left, is greeted by Francis Sisler Drochelman, George Sisler's daughter, after Suzuki hit a ball...

...2004 in Seattle The Sislers are attending the Texas Rangers vs Seattle Mariners game to congradulate Ichiro Suzuki in case he ties and or breaks George Sisler's 257 single season hitting record that...

June 17, 2009; San Diego, CA, USA; Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki (51) stretches before hitting in the fourth inning against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park...

SEATTLE, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki hits a single, his 100th hit of this season, to left in the second inning of...