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Seattle Mariners — No. 51 Right fielder Born: October 22, 1973 ( 1973-10-22 ) (age 37) Toyoyama , Japan Bats: Left Throws: Right Professional debut NPB : July 11, 1992 for the Orix BlueWave MLB : April 2, 2001 for the Seattle Mariners NPB statistics Batting average      .353 Home runs      118 Runs batted in      529 Hits      1,278 Runs      658 Stolen bases      199 MLB statistics (through 2010 season) Batting average     .331 Home runs     90 Runs batted in     558 Hits     2,244 Runs     1,047 Stolen bases     383 Teams Orix BlueWave ( 1992 – 2000 ) ( NPB ) Seattle Mariners ( 2001 –present) Career highlights and awards NPB 7× NPB All-Star selection (1994–2000) 3× Pacific League MVP (1994–1996) 3× Matsutaro Shoriki Award (1994–1995, 2004) 7× NPB Batting Champion (1994–2000) 5× NPB Safe Hit Champion (1994–1998) 5× NPB On-base Champion (1994–1996, 1999–2000) 7× NPB Best Nine Award (1994–2000) 7× NPB Golden Glove Award (1994–2000) 3× IBM Player of the Year (1995–1997) 1995 NPB Stolen Base Champion 1995 NPB RBI Champion 1996 Japan Series MVP Japan Series Champion (1996) Single-season NPB record with 210 hits (1994) MLB 10× MLB All-Star selection (2001–2010) 10× MLB Gold Glove Award winner (2001–2010) 3× MLB Silver Slugger Award winner (2001, 2007, 2009) 2× MLB Batting Champion (2001, 2004) 7× MLB Hits leader (2001, 2004, 2006–2010) 3× Fielding Bible Award (2006, 2009-2010) 2001 AL MVP 2001 AL Rookie of the Year 2001 AL Outstanding Rookie Players Choice Award 2001 AL Stolen Base Champion 2004 AL Outstanding Player Players Choice Award 2005 Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award 2005 Defensive Player Of The Year ( MLB.com This Year in Baseball Awards) 2007 MLB All-Star Game MVP Single-season MLB record with 262 hits (2004) 10 Total Seasons of 200 or more hits (shares MLB record) 10 Consecutive Seasons of 200 or more hits (MLB record) 10 Consecutive Seasons of .300+ batting average AL Record Consecutive Stolen Bases (45) Other 3× Japan Professional Sports Grand Prize (1994, 1995, 2001) Medal record Competitor for   Japan Men’s Baseball World Baseball Classic Gold 2006 San Diego Team Gold 2009 Los Angeles Team Ichiro Suzuki ( 鈴木 一朗 , Suzuki Ichirō ? ) , often known simply as Ichiro ( イチロー , Ichirō ? ) (born October 22, 1973, in Kasugai , Nishikasugai , Aichi Prefecture , Japan), nicknamed "Ichi" & "The Hits Man" , is a Major League Baseball right fielder for the Seattle Mariners . Ichiro has established a number of batting records, including the sport's single-season record for base hits with 262. He has had ten consecutive 200-hit seasons, the longest streak by any player, surpassing Wee Willie Keeler 's streak of eight. [ 1 ] Pete Rose , who had ten non-consecutive 200-hit seasons, is the only player with the same amount as Ichiro. Ichiro moved to the United States in 2001 after playing nine years for the Orix Blue Wave in Japan's Pacific League . Posted by Orix after the 2000 season, Ichiro became Seattle's right fielder. The second Japanese-born everyday position player in the major leagues, [ 2 ] Ichiro led the AL in batting average and stolen bases en route to being named Rookie of the Year and MVP . Ichiro is the first MLB player to enter the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame (The Golden Players Club) . He has been voted onto nine All-Star teams by the fans, winning the 2007 All-Star MVP Award for a three-hit performance that included the event's first-ever inside-the-park home run . Ichiro has won a Gold Glove award in each of his first ten years in the major leagues, and has had six hitting streaks of 20 or more games, with a high of 27. Ichiro's agent Tony Attanasio described his client's status: "When you mail Ichiro something from the States, you only have to use that name on the address and he gets it [in Japan]. He's that big." [ 3 ] Contents 1 Early life 2 Career in Japan 3 Career in the United States 3.1 2001 Rookie season 3.2 2002 and 2003 seasons 3.3 Record-setting 2004 season 3.4 2005 season 3.5 Inaugural World Baseball Classic 3.6 2006 season 3.7 2007–2008 seasons 3.8 2009 World Baseball Classic 3.9 2009 season 3.10 2010 season 4 Playing style 5 Personality and influence 6 Personal life 7 See also 8 References 9 Further reading 10 External links [ edit ] Early life Ichiro patrolling right field in 2002. At age seven, Ichiro joined his first baseball team and asked his father, Nobuyuki Suzuki ( Suzuki Nobuyuki ), to teach him to be a better player. The two began a daily routine which included throwing 50 pitches, fielding 50 infield balls and 50 outfield balls, and hitting 500 pitches, 250 from a pitching machine and 250 from his father. As a little leaguer, Ichiro had the word "concentration" ( 集中 , shūchū ? ) written on his glove. By age 12, he had dedicated himself to pursuing a career in professional baseball, and thus no longer enjoyed their training sessions. The elder Suzuki claimed, "Baseball was fun for both of us," but Ichiro later said, "It might have been fun for him, but for me it was a lot like Star of the Giants , " a popular Japanese manga and anime series about a young baseball prospect's difficult road to success, with rigorous training demanded by the father. According to Ichiro, "It bordered on hazing and I suffered a lot." When Ichiro joined his high school baseball team, his father told the coach, "No matter how good Ichiro is, don't ever praise him. We have to make him spiritually strong." [ 4 ] When he was ready to enter high school, Ichiro was selected by a school with a prestigious baseball program, Nagoya 's Aikodai Meiden Kōkō . Ichiro was primarily used as pitcher instead of an outfielder, owing to his exceptionally strong arm. His cumulative high school batting average was .505, with 19 home runs. He built strength and stamina by hurling car tires and hitting Wiffle balls with a heavy shovel, among other regimens. These exercises helped develop his wrists and hips, adding power and endurance to his thin frame. Despite his outstanding numbers in high school, Ichiro was not drafted until the fourth and final round of the professional draft in November 1991, because many teams were put off by his small size of 5' 9½" and 124 pounds. [ 5 ] (Years later, Ichiro told an interviewer, "I'm not a big guy and hopefully kids could look at me and see that I'm not muscular and not physically imposing, that I'm just a regular guy. So if somebody with a regular body can get into the record books, kids can look at that. That would make me happy.") [ 3 ] [ edit ] Career in Japan Ichiro made his Pacific League debut in 1992 at the age of 18, but he spent most of his first two seasons in the farm system because his then- baseball manager , Shōzō Doi, refused to accept Ichiro's unorthodox swing. The swing was nicknamed 'pendulum' ( 振り子打法 , Furiko Dahō ? ) because of the pendulum-like motion of his leg, which shifts his weight forward as he swung the bat, and goes against conventional hitting theory. Even though he hit a home run off Hideo Nomo , who later won a National league Rookie of the Year Award as a Dodger , Ichiro was sent back to the farm system on that very day. In 1994, he benefited from the arrival of a new manager, Akira Ōgi, who played him every day in the second spot of the lineup. He was eventually moved to the leadoff spot for the Blue Wave, where his immediate productivity dissolved any misgivings about his unconventional swing. He set a Japanese single-season record with 210 hits, the first player ever to top 200 hits in a single season. (Three players have since done so, and Ichiro's 210 hits was surpassed by former major leaguer Matt Murton, who, in 2010, had 211 hits in a 142 game season. It can be noted that Ichiro had 210 hits in a 130 game season). Ichiro's then-Pacific League record .385 batting average won the young outfielder the first of a record seven consecutive batting titles. Ichiro hit 13 home runs and had 29 stolen bases , helping him to earn his first of three straight Pacific League MVP (Most Valuable Player) awards. It was during the 1994 season that he began to use his given name, "Ichiro" instead of his family name , "Suzuki" on the back of his uniform. Suzuki is the second most common family name in Japan, and his manager introduced the idea as a publicity stunt to help create a new image for what had been a relatively weak team, as well as a way to distinguish their rising star. Initially, Ichiro disliked the practice and was embarrassed by it; however, "Ichiro" was a household name by the end of the season and he was flooded with endorsement offers. In 1995 Ichiro led the Blue Wave to their first Pacific League pennant in 12 years. In addition to his second batting title, he led the league with 80 RBI, hit 25 home runs, and stole 49 bases. By this time, the Japanese press had begun calling him the "Hit Manufacturing Machine" ( 安打製造機 , Anda Seizōki ? ) . The following year, with Ichiro winning his third straight MVP award, the team defeated the Central League champion, Yomiuri Giants , in the Japan Series. Following the 1996 season, playing in an exhibition series against a visiting team of Major League All-Stars kindled Ichiro's desire to travel to the United States to play in the Major Leagues. In November 1998, Ichiro participated in a seven-game exhibition series between Japanese and American all-stars. Ichiro batted .380 and collected seven stolen bases in the series, winning praise from several of his American counterparts including Sammy Sosa and Jamie Moyer (who would become his teammate with the Mariners.) In 2000, Ichiro was still a year away from being eligible for free agency, but the Blue Wave were no longer among Japan's best teams. Because they would probably not be able to afford to keep him, and would lose him without compensation in another year, Orix allowed him to negotiate with Major League clubs. Ichiro used the posting system , and the Seattle Mariners won the right to negotiate with him with a bid of approximately $13 million. [ 6 ] In November, Ichiro signed a three-year, $14 million contract with the Seattle Mariners. In his nine seasons in Japan, Ichiro had 1,278 hits, a .353 career batting average, and won seven Gold Glove Awards . [ edit ] Career in the United States [ edit ] 2001 Rookie season Ichiro's move to the United States was viewed with some interest because he was one of the first Japanese position players to play regularly for a Major League Baseball team. Up to that point, only a few position players from Japan had been playing in the United States. In the same way that many Japanese teams had considered the 18-year-old Ichiro too small to draft in 1992, many in the US believed he would prove too frail to succeed against Major League pitching or endure the longer 162-game season. Ichiro made an auspicious debut his first week with Seattle, and revealed his tremendous throwing arm by gunning down Oakland's Terrence Long , who had tried to advance from first to third on a teammate's single to right field. That play would be dubbed "The Throw" by Japanese media covering Ichiro's progress. [ 7 ] Ichiro rounding the bases during a game against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Sep 22, 2007 After expressing no preference as to a uniform number, Ichiro was issued #51 by the Mariners. He was initially hesitant because it had previously been worn by pitching star Randy Johnson . To avoid insulting Johnson, Ichiro sent a personal message to the pitcher promising not to “bring shame” to the uniform. His trepidation was unfounded, as he had a remarkable 2001 season, accumulating a rookie-record 242 hits (the most by any MLB player since 1930.) With a .350 batting average and 56 stolen bases, Ichiro was the first player to lead the league in both categories since Jackie Robinson . Ichiro's 56 steals were the most in the AL since Kenny Lofton 's AL rookie record of 66 in 1992. The season included hitting streaks of 23 and 21 games, an appearance on the cover of Sports Illustrated , and intense media attention on both sides of the Pacific. Fans from Japan were taking $2,000 baseball tours, sometimes flying in and out of the U.S. just to watch Ichiro's games. More than 150 Japanese reporters and photographers were given media access. Safeco Field 's sushi stands sold "Ichirolls" throughout the ballpark. [ 8 ] Aided by Major League Baseball's decision to allow All-Star voting in Japan, Ichiro was the first rookie to lead all players in voting for the All-Star Game . That winter, he won the American League Most Valuable Player and the Rookie of the Year awards, becoming only the second player in MLB history (after Fred Lynn ) to receive both honors in the same season. 2001 had been an exceptionally successful regular season for the Seattle Mariners as a team, as they matched the 1906 Chicago Cubs ' Major League record of 116 wins. [ 9 ] In his first—and to date, only—postseason appearance, Ichiro continued his hot hitting into the playoffs, batting .700 in the ALDS against the Cleveland Indians . However, Seattle's stellar season ended against the New York Yankees in the ALCS , as Ichiro was held to a .111 average. Yankees manager Joe Torre had emphasized to his pitchers, "Do not let Ichiro beat you. He is the key to Seattle's offense." Informed of this assessment, Ichiro said, "If that is true, it would give me great joy. But I don't believe it." [ 3 ] [ edit ] 2002 and 2003 seasons Ichiro finished his second year in American baseball with 208 total hits, making him the first Mariners player ever to hit two consecutive seasons with 200+ hits. He was the 6th player in MLB history to start a career with two 200-hit seasons. Ichiro finished the season second in the AL in hits, 4th in batting average, and 4th in steals. Ichiro led the major league All-Star balloting for the second straight year. Although the Mariners had a 93-69 record, that was only good for a third-place finish in the competitive AL West . 2003 was much the same. Ichiro became just the third player in history to begin his career with three 200-hit seasons. Again, he finished in the top ten for hits, batting average, steals and runs. Ichiro was elected to his third All Star game in three years he has been in the league, where he was again the vote leader in the majors. However, the second-place Mariners again fell short of the playoffs. [ edit ] Record-setting 2004 season The display of Ichiro Suzuki, which shows the Ichi-meter , record for hits in a season for Ichiro Suzuki in 2004. Ichiro had his best offensive season to date in 2004, highlighted by his breaking of George Sisler 's 84-year-old record for most hits in a season. Ichiro recorded 50 hits in four different months of the year (September and October are combined by MLB for this computational purpose), becoming the first player ever to have 4 in a season. With 51 hits in August 2001, Ichiro joined Pete Rose as the only players with five 50-hit months in a career. On May 21, 2004, Ichiro recorded his 2000th professional hit (US and Japan combined). His 200th hit of 2004 came in just his 126th game. By the end of September, with just one 3-game series remaining, Ichiro's hit total stood at 256—one shy of Sisler. Ichiro wasted little time, singling off the Rangers ' Ryan Drese on October 1 to tie Sisler's record. In the third inning, on a 3-2 count, Ichiro singled up the middle for his 258th hit of the year. Mariners announcer Dave Niehaus ' called the moment, which Ichiro later called "the greatest moment of my baseball career": "And a ground ball back up the middle! And there it is! He's the new all time hit king in major league history, number two-five-eight! My oh my!" [ 10 ] [ 11 ] He was greeted by a swarm of teammates, and a standing ovation from the fans. Sisler's daughter, Francis Sisler Drochelman had attended the game, and was greeted by Ichiro after his hit. Ichiro would finish the 2004 season with a record 262 hits, giving him the single-season records for both the United States and Japanese baseball. In July 2009, while in St. Louis for his ninth All-Star appearance, Ichiro made a trip to Sisler's grave. He later told reporters, "There’s not many chances to come to St. Louis. In 2004, it was the first time I crossed paths with him, and his family generously came all the way to Seattle. Above all, it was a chance. I wanted to do that for a grand upperclassman of the baseball world. I think it’s only natural for someone to want to do that, to express my feelings in that way. I’m not sure if he’s happy about it." [ 12 ] Between 2001 and 2004, Ichiro had more hits, 924, than anyone in history over any four-year period, breaking the record of 918 that Bill Terry accumulated between 1929 and 1932. [ 13 ] He would later surpass his own mark by recording 930 hits from 2004 to 2007. During one 56-game stretch in 2004, Ichiro batted over .450. By comparison, Joe DiMaggio batted .408 during his record-setting 56-game hitting streak. Ichiro batted over .400 against left-handed pitching in 2004. [ edit ] 2005 season Ichiro at bat against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 2005. During the offseason, then-manager Bob Melvin 's contract was not extended and the Mariners brought in Mike Hargrove as the new manager with a contract through 2007. Ironically, it was Hargrove who predicted that Ichiro would be no better than "a fourth outfielder on [an American] major league team" back when Ichiro was still in Japan. [ 14 ] Speculation started that Hargrove and Ichiro did not get along very well in the season. [ 15 ] In 2005, Ichiro had his worst year in his MLB career to date, collecting only 206 hits (the lowest total of his career). However, he reached the plateau of a .300 batting average, 100+ runs, 30+ steals and 200+ hits for the fifth straight season. That allowed Ichiro to become the first player to collect 200 hits per season in each of his first five years in the Major Leagues. Only Willie Keeler , Wade Boggs , Chuck Klein , Al Simmons , and Charlie Gehringer had had five consecutive 200-hit seasons at any point in their careers. Ichiro hit a career-high 15 home runs. In the offseason, Ichiro played himself in Furuhata Ninzaburō , a Japanese Columbo -like TV drama that he loves. In the drama, he kills a person and is arrested. [ edit ] Inaugural World Baseball Classic Ichiro Suzuki at World Baseball Classic, March 2006 Ichiro played for the Japan national baseball team in the inaugural World Baseball Classic in March 2006. During the March 15 Japan-Korea game Ichiro was booed by a few spectators during every at-bat, reportedly in response to a previous statement that he wanted "to beat South Korea so badly, that the South Koreans won't want to play Japan for another 30 years." [ 16 ] That, however, was an incorrect translation mostly spread to the public through ESPN. Ichiro was variously quoted as saying "I want to win in a way that the opponent would think, 'we cannot catch up with Japan for the coming 30 years'. We should not merely win the games." ( 戦った相手が、「向こう30年は日本に手が出せないな」と、そんな感じで勝ちたい。勝つだけではいけないと思う ? ) [ 17 ] Japan would later beat Korea in the playoffs and win the tournament after defeating Cuba in the finals, 10-6. [ 18 ] For the tournament, Ichiro had twelve hits including a home run, seven runs, and four stolen bases. [ edit ] 2006 season Ichiro's 2006 season got off to an unexpected start, with the outfielder hitting as low as .177 in the season's third week. He quickly rebounded, finishing the season with a .322 average (6th in the AL and 11th in the Majors). Ichiro's 224 hits led the majors, and he recorded 110 runs and 45 stolen bases. Remarkably, Ichiro was only caught stealing twice in 2006, for a 96% success rate. His 1,354 career U.S. hits topped Wade Boggs' record for the most hits in any six-year period. [ 19 ] In his sixth year in the majors, Ichiro collected his sixth Gold Glove Award, and a sixth All-Star Game selection. He also won a Fielding Bible Award as the best fielding MLB right fielder. [ 20 ] Ichiro has worn high stocking baseball pants for every game since the 2006 season. [ edit ] 2007–2008 seasons In May and June, Ichiro hit in 25 consecutive games, breaking the previous Seattle Mariners record set by Joey Cora in 1997. Ichiro broke Tim Raines ' American League record by stealing 41 consecutive bases without being caught. Ichiro extended the record to 45; the major league record of 50 belongs to Vince Coleman . On July 10, 2007, he became the first player to hit an inside-the-park home run in any MLB All-Star Game after an unpredictable hop off the right field wall of AT&T Park in San Francisco. It was the first inside-the-park home run of Ichiro's professional career. [ 21 ] Ichiro was a perfect 3-for-3 in the game and was named the Most Valuable Player in the American League's 5-4 victory. 2007 marked the end of Ichiro's second contract with the Mariners, and he initially told MLB.com that he would likely enter the free agent market, citing the team's lack of success in recent years. However, in July Ichiro signed a five-year contract extension with Seattle. [ 22 ] The deal was reported to be worth $90 million, consisting of a $17 million annual salary and $5 million signing bonus. [ 23 ] The Associated Press reported that Ichiro's contract extension defers $25 million of the $90 million at 5.5% interest until after his retirement, with payments through 2032. Other provisions in Ichiro's contract include a yearly housing allowance of more than $30,000, and four first-class round trip tickets to Japan each year for his family. He is provided with either a new Jeep or Mercedes SUV, as well as a personal trainer and interpreter. Ichiro Suzuki in 2008. On July 29, 2007, Ichiro collected his 1,500th U.S. hit, the third fastest to reach the MLB milestone behind Al Simmons and George Sisler. Ichiro had 213 hits in 2008, his eighth straight 200-hit season. This tied the 107-year-old record set by Wee Willie Keeler . Typically, Ichiro was among baseball's leaders in reaching base on an error (14 times in 2008, more than any other batter in the AL), and in infield hits (his 56 were the most in the majors). [ 24 ] [ 24 ] Ichiro has amassed more than 450 infield hits in his U.S. career. Detroit third baseman Brandon Inge told the New York Times , "“I wish you could put a camera at third base to see how he hits the ball and see the way it deceives you. You can call some guys’ infield hits cheap, but not his. He has amazing technique.” [ 25 ] In May 2008, Ichiro stole two bases, giving him a career total of 292, surpassing the previous Seattle Mariners team record of 290 set by second baseman Julio Cruz . Cruz, who now does Spanish-language broadcasts of Mariners games, was watching from the broadcast booth as Ichiro broke his record. On July 29, 2008 Ichiro became the youngest player to amass 3,000 top-level professional hits (1,278 in Japan + 1,722 in the U.S.), surpassing Ty Cobb . He also became just the second Japanese professional to get 3,000 hits. ( Nippon Professional Baseball 's record holder is Isao Harimoto , with 3,085 hits.) [ 26 ] Ichiro has 538 stolen bases in his professional career, including 199 in Japan. [ 27 ] By 2008, it had emerged in the media that Ichiro was known within baseball for his tradition of exhorting the American League team with a profanity-laced pregame speech in the clubhouse prior to the MLB All-Star Game. [ 28 ] Asked if the speech had had any effect on the AL's decade-long winning streak, Ichiro deadpanned, "I’ve got to say over 90 percent." Minnesota first baseman Justin Morneau describes the effect: "If you’ve never seen it, it’s definitely something pretty funny. It’s hard to explain, the effect it has on everyone. It’s such a tense environment. Everyone’s a little nervous for the game, and then he comes out. He doesn’t say a whole lot the whole time he’s in there, and all of a sudden, the manager gets done with his speech, and he pops off.” Boston's slugger David Ortiz says simply, "It’s why we win." [ edit ] 2009 World Baseball Classic Despite struggling uncharacteristically during most of the tournament, Ichiro provided the game-winning hit in the Championship game against South Korea. With two outs in the top of the tenth inning, he broke a 3-3 tie with a two-run single. This would prove to be the margin of victory in Japan's 5-3 defeat of South Korea. Ichiro ended the night 4-for-6, and is now 6-for-10 in WBC championship games. [ edit ] 2009 season Ichiro talks with Barack Obama , 44th President of the United States, before 2009 All-Star Game . In his first game of the 2009 season, Ichiro went 2-for-5 against the Angels, including a grand slam for his 3,085th career hit. The home run matched Isao Harimoto 's Japanese record for career hits, and Harimoto had been flown out to Seattle to witness the event. Ichiro surpassed the record the following night. Ichiro was named #30 on the Sporting News ' 2009 list of the 50 greatest current players in baseball, voted upon by a 100-person panel of experts and former stars. [ 29 ] In May and June, Ichiro surpassed his own franchise record with a 27-game hitting streak. Ichiro went on to record 44 hits in June 2009, his 20th career month with 40 or more hits. The previous players to have accomplished this were Stan Musial in the NL and Lou Gehrig in the AL. Ichiro Suzuki on June 10, 2009. On September 6, Ichiro collected his 2,000th MLB hit on the second pitch of the game, a double along the first base foul line. He is the second-fastest player to reach the milestone, behind Al Simmons . On September 13 against the Texas Rangers , Ichiro collected his 200th hit of the season for the ninth consecutive year, setting an all-time major league record. Suzuki recorded 210 hits with Orix in 1994, thereby giving him a total of ten 200 hit seasons in his professional career. On September 18, Ichiro recorded his first career walk-off home run in the bottom of the 9th with 2 outs against Mariano Rivera . The Mariners were trailing 2-1 with a runner on second when Ichiro hit Rivera's first pitch deep into the right field stands. In the previous game, Ichiro had had a walk-off hit in the bottom of the 14th against the Chicago White Sox . On September 26, 2009, Ichiro was ejected from a game for the first time in his professional career. Arguing that a strikeout pitch from Toronto's David Purcey had been outside, Ichiro used his bat to draw a line on the outer edge of the plate, and was immediately tossed by umpire Brian Runge . He was the only Mariner to be ejected from a game all season. [ 30 ] [ 31 ] The ejection may have hurt Ichiro's chances regarding an esoteric record: the longest playing streak without going hitless in consecutive games. Ichiro's stretch was at 180 games, the longest in the majors since Doc Cramer went 191 consecutive games without back-to-back 0-fers in 1934-35. Ichiro went hitless in the following afternoon's game. Ichiro again led the majors in hits in 2009, with 225. [ 32 ] In spite of hitting ground balls at a rate of 55 percent, he only grounded into one double play all season, in the April 15 opener. [ 33 ] He won his second Fielding Bible Award as the best fielding right fielder in MLB. [ 34 ] [ edit ] 2010 season Ichiro's 32 career leadoff home runs rank 9th all time. Nevertheless, in 2009, Ichiro told the New York Times: "Chicks who dig home runs aren’t the ones who appeal to me. I think there’s sexiness in infield hits because they require technique. I’d rather impress the chicks with my technique than with my brute strength. Then, every now and then, just to show I can do that, too, I might flirt a little by hitting one out.” [ 35 ] After playing in the season opener against the Oakland Athletics , Ichiro became eligible for Hall of Fame consideration. [ 36 ] On June 5, 2010, Ichiro scored his 1,000th career MLB run against the Angels on Franklin Gutierrez 's RBI groundout. He is the third Mariner in history to reach that milestone. On September 1, 2010, Ichiro also collected his 2,200th hit, a leadoff infield single off of Cleveland Indians pitcher Josh Tomlin . During the August 2010 series against the New York Yankees , Ichiro travelled to the Calvary Cemetery in Queens , New York, to pay his respects at the grave of Hall-of-Famer "Wee Willie" Keeler . [ 37 ] On September 23, Ichiro hit a single to center field off of Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Shawn Hill to become the first MLB player in history to reach the 200 hit mark for 10 consecutive seasons. This feat also tied him with Pete Rose for the most career seasons of 200+ hits, and he surpassed Ty Cobb for most career seasons of 200+ hits in the AL. He finished the season with 214 hits, topping the MLB in that category. Suzuki also finished the season "ironman" style, playing in all 162 games. Only Ichiro and Matt Kemp did so for the 2010 season. This was Ichiro's 3rd season playing in all 162 games. Also, Ichiro was nominated for the This Year in Baseball Award. [ 38 ] For his MLB career to date, Ichiro has finished first or second in hits in all of his 10 seasons. It was announced on November 9, 2010 that Ichiro had won his tenth consecutive Rawlings Gold Glove Award as voted on by the coaches and managers in the MLB. [ 39 ] With his tenth Gold Glove he tied Ken Griffey Jr. , Andruw Jones and Al Kaline , and trailing only Roberto Clemente and Willie Mays (twelve each) for major league outfielders. [ 40 ] Ichiro also won his second consecutive and third overall Fielding Bible Award for his statistically-based defensive excellence in right field. [ 41 ] [ edit ] Playing style Sportswriter Bruce Jenkins, writing in the San Francisco Chronicle , described Ichiro's distinctive style of play: "There's nobody like Ichiro in either league—now or ever. He exists strictly within his own world, playing a game 100 percent unfamiliar to everyone else. The game has known plenty of 'slap' hitters, but none who sacrifice so much natural ability for the sake of the art... Ichiro, a man of wondrous strength, puts on impressive power-hitting displays almost nightly in batting practice. And he'll go deep occasionally in games, looking very much like someone who could do it again, often... [but] the man lives for hits, little tiny ones, and the glory of standing atop the world in that category. Every spring, scouts or media types write him off, swearing that opposing pitchers have found the key, and they are embarrassingly wrong." [ 42 ] [ edit ] Personality and influence Ichiro is noted for his work ethic in arriving early for his team's games, and for his calisthenic stretching exercises to stay limber even during the middle of the game. Continuing the custom he began in Japan, he uses his given name on the back of his uniform instead of his family name, becoming the first player in Major League Baseball to do so since Vida Blue . In addition to being a ten-time Gold Glove winner, Ichiro is a ten-time All-Star selection from 2001 to 2010. His success has been credited with opening the door for other Japanese players like former Yomiuri Giants slugger Hideki Matsui , former Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks catcher Kenji Johjima and former Seibu Lions infielder Kazuo Matsui to enter the Major Leagues. Ichiro's career is followed closely in Japan, with national television news programs covering each of his at-bats, and with special tour packages arranged for Japanese fans to visit the United States to view his games. During the 2009 season, it was reported that Ichiro was constantly pranked by fellow Mariners legend Ken Griffey Jr. [ 43 ] Ichiro performs in TV commercials in Japan for ENEOS . His likeness is used as the basis of the character "Kyoshiro" in the anime and manga Major . [ edit ] Personal life The Japanese name "Ichiro" is often written 一郎, meaning "first son". Ichiro's name, however, is written with a different character, 一朗, so that his name roughly means "brightest, most cheerful". He has an elder brother, Kazuyasu Suzuki, who is a fashion designer. Ichiro married Yumiko Fukushima ( 福島弓子 , Fukushima Yumiko ? ) , a former TBS TV announcer, on December 3, 1999 at a small church in Santa Monica , California. The couple has no children. They have a pet dog ( Shiba Inu ) named "Ikkyu", a combination of "Ichi" ( 一 ? ) of "Ichiro" and "Yumi" ( 弓 ? ) of "Yumiko", which can be pronounced "kyu" as well. The couple resides in Issaquah , Washington during the season. His favorite food is curry rice. [ edit ] See also Biography portal Baseball portal Japan portal List of Major League Baseball players with a .325 batting average List of Major League Baseball players with 2000 hits List of Major League Baseball players with 1000 runs List of Major League Baseball batting champions List of Major League Baseball stolen base champions List of Major League Baseball leaders in career stolen bases List of Major League Baseball hit records [ edit ] References ^ Baseball’s Top 100: The Game’s Greatest Records, p.46, Kerry Banks, 2010, Greystone Books, Vancouver, BC, ISBN 978-1-55365-507-7 ^ "48 players born in Japan" . Baseball-Reference . http://www.baseball-reference.com/bio/Japan_born.shtml . Retrieved 2009-08-23 .   ^ a b c http://www.baseball-almanac.com/quotes/ichiro_suzuki_quotes.shtml ^ Whiting, Robert (2004). The Meaning of Ichiro . Grand Central Publishing . 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San Francisco Chronicle . http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/07/28/SPG6G7UCGL1.DTL . Retrieved 2010-11-04 .   ^ White, Paul (2009-09-22). "Opposites Griffey, Suzuki click, bring glow to '09 Mariners" . USA Today . http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/al/mariners/2009-09-21-griffey-ichiro-bond_N.htm . Retrieved 2010-05-05 .   [ edit ] Further reading Allen, Jim. Ichiro Magic . New York: Kodansha America, 2001. ISBN 4-7700-2871- Christopher, Matt, and Glenn Stout. At the Plate With... Ichiro . New York: Little, Brown, 2003. ISBN 0-316-13679-4 . Dougherty, Terri. Ichiro Suzuki . ?: Checkerboard Books, 2003. ISBN 1-59197-483-6 . Johnson, Daniel (2006). Japanese Baseball: A Statistical Handbook . McFarland & Company. ISBN   0786428414 .   Komatsu, Narumi, and Philip Gabriel. Ichiro on Ichiro: Conversations with Narumi Komatsu . Seattle: Sasquatch Books, 2004. ISBN 1-57061-431-8 . Leigh, David S. Ichiro Suzuki . Minneapolis: Twenty-First Century Books, 2004. ISBN 0-8225-1792-2 . Levin, Judith. Ichiro Suzuki . New York: Chelsea House Publications, 2007. ISBN 0-7910-9440-5 . Rappoport, Ken. Super Sports Star Ichiro Suzuki . Berkeley Heights, N.J.: Enslow Elementary, 2004. ISBN 0-7660-2137-8 . Rosenthal, Jim. Ichiro's Art of Playing Baseball: Learn How to Hit, Steal, and Field Like an All-Star . New York: St. Martin's Griffin, 2006. ISBN 0-312-35831-8 . Savage, Jeff. Ichiro Suzuki . Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 2003. ISBN 0-8225-1344-7 . Savage, Jeff. Ichiro Suzuki , revised ed. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 2007. ISBN 0-8225-7266-4 . Shields, David. "Baseball Is Just Baseball": The Understated Ichiro: An Unauthorized Collection Compiled by David Shields . Seattle: TNI Books, 2001. ISBN 0-9678703-1-3 . Stewart, Mark. Ichiro Suzuki: Best in the West . Minneapolis: Millbrook Press, 2002. ISBN 0-7613-2616-2 . Whiting, Robert. The Meaning of Ichiro: The New Wave from Japan and the Transformation of Our National Pastime . Warner Books, 2004; retitled for the 2005 paperback to The Samurai Way of Baseball: The New Wave from Japan and the Transformation of Our National Pastime . ISBN 0-446-53192-8 , ISBN 0-446-69403-7 . [ edit ] External links Career statistics and player information from MLB , or  ESPN , or  Baseball-Reference , or  Fangraphs , or  The Baseball Cube Nippon Professional Baseball career statistics from Japanesebaseball.com "The Ichiro Paradox" , S.L. Price, TIME magazine, July 8, 2002 "Collecting Ichiro" Non-profit site with comprehensive coverage of Ichiro collectibles, especially sports cards. "Ichiro Suzuki Fan" A non-profit fan site on Ichiro Suzuki from the Seattle Mariners. THE GOLDEN PLAYERS CLUB (Japanese)   Ichiro Suzuki Awards and achievements Preceded by Kimiyasu Kudoh Pacific League MVP 1994–1996 Succeeded by Fumiya Nishiguchi Preceded by Katsuya Nomura Matsutaro Shoriki Award 1994–1995 Succeeded by Akira Ohgi Preceded by Kazuyoshi Miura Hideki Matsui Japan Professional Sports Grand Prize 1994–1995 2001 Succeeded by Masashi Ozaki Japan national football team Preceded by Nomar Garciaparra Bill Mueller American League Batting Champion 2001 2004 Succeeded by Manny Ramírez Michael Young Preceded by Johnny Damon American League Stolen Base Champion 2001 Succeeded by Alfonso Soriano Preceded by Jason Giambi American League Most Valuable Player 2001 Succeeded by Miguel Tejada Preceded by Kazuhiro Sasaki American League Rookie of the Year 2001 Succeeded by Eric Hinske Preceded by Terrence Long Players Choice AL Most Outstanding Rookie 2001 Succeeded by Eric Hinske Preceded by Alex Rodriguez Players Choice AL Most Outstanding Player 2004 Succeeded by David Ortiz Preceded by Mark Teixeira American League Player of the Month August 2004 Succeeded by Vladimir Guerrero Preceded by George Sisler Single season base hit record holders 2004–present Succeeded by Incumbent Preceded by Michael Young Major League Baseball All-Star Game Most Valuable Player 2007 Succeeded by J. D. Drew v   •   d   •   e Pacific League MVP Award 1950: Betto  | 1951: Yamamoto  | 1952: Yuki  | 1953: Okamoto  | 1954: Oshita  | 1955: Iida  | 1956: Nakanishi  | 1957: Inao  | 1958: Inao  | 1959: Sugiura  | 1960: Yamauchi  | 1961: Nomura  | 1962: Harimoto  | 1963: Nomura  | 1964: Stanka  | 1965: Nomura  | 1966: Nomura  | 1967: Adachi  | 1968: Yoneda  | 1969: Nagaike  | 1970: Kitaru  | 1971: Nagaike  | 1972: Fukumoto  | 1973: Nomura  | 1974: Kaneda  | 1975: Kato  | 1976: Yamada  | 1977: Yamada  | 1978: Yamada  | 1979: Manuel  | 1980: Kida  | 1981: Enatsu  | 1982: Ochiai  | 1983: Higashio  | 1984: G. Wells  | 1985: Ochiai  | 1986: Ishige  | 1987: Higashio  | 1988: Kadota  | 1989: Bryant  | 1990: Nomo  | 1991: T. Kaku  | 1992: Ishii  | 1993: Kudoh  | 1994: Suzuki  | 1995: Suzuki  | 1996: Suzuki  | 1997: Nishiguchi  | 1998: K. Matsui  | 1999: Kudoh  | 2000: Matsunaka  | 2001: Rhodes  | 2002: Cabrera  | 2003: Johjima  | 2004: Matsunaka  | 2005: Sugiuchi  | 2006: Ogasawara  | 2007: Darvish  | 2008: Iwakuma  | 2009: Darvish v   •   d   •   e American League Rookie of the Year Award 1949: Sievers  | 1950: Dropo  | 1951: McDougald  | 1952: Byrd  | 1953: Kuenn  | 1954: Grim  | 1955: Score  | 1956: Aparicio  | 1957: Kubek  | 1958: Pearson  | 1959: Allison  | 1960: Hansen  | 1961: Schwall  | 1962: Tresh  | 1963: Peters  | 1964: Oliva  | 1965: Blefary  | 1966: Agee  | 1967: Carew  | 1968: Bahnsen  | 1969: Piniella  | 1970: Munson  | 1971: Chambliss  | 1972: Fisk  | 1973: Bumbry  | 1974: Hargrove  | 1975: Lynn  | 1976: Fidrych  | 1977: Murray  | 1978: Whitaker  | 1979: Castino , Griffin  | 1980: Charboneau  | 1981: Righetti  | 1982: Ripken, Jr.  | 1983: Kittle  | 1984: Davis  | 1985: Guillén  | 1986: Canseco  | 1987: McGwire  | 1988: Weiss  | 1989: Olson  | 1990: Alomar, Jr.  | 1991: Knoblauch  | 1992: Listach  | 1993: Salmon  | 1994: Hamelin  | 1995: Cordova  | 1996: Jeter  | 1997: Garciaparra  | 1998: Grieve  | 1999: Beltrán  | 2000: Sasaki  | 2001: Suzuki  | 2002: Hinske  | 2003: Berroa  | 2004: Crosby  | 2005: Street  | 2006: Verlander  | 2007: Pedroia  | 2008: Longoria  | 2009: Bailey  | 2010: Feliz v   •   d   •   e American League MVP Award 1931: Grove  | 1932: Foxx  | 1933: Foxx  | 1934: Cochrane  | 1935: Greenberg  | 1936: Gehrig  | 1937: Gehringer  | 1938: Foxx  | 1939: DiMaggio  | 1940: Greenberg  | 1941: DiMaggio  | 1942: Gordon  | 1943: Chandler  | 1944: Newhouser  | 1945: Newhouser  | 1946: Williams  | 1947: DiMaggio  | 1948: Boudreau  | 1949: Williams  | 1950: Rizzuto  | 1951: Berra  | 1952: Shantz  | 1953: Rosen  | 1954: Berra  | 1955: Berra  | 1956: Mantle  | 1957: Mantle  | 1958: Jensen  | 1959: Fox  | 1960: Maris  | 1961: Maris  | 1962: Mantle  | 1963: Howard  | 1964: B. Robinson  | 1965: Versalles  | 1966: F. Robinson  | 1967: Yastrzemski  | 1968: McLain  | 1969: Killebrew  | 1970: Powell  | 1971: Blue  | 1972: Allen  | 1973: Jackson  | 1974: Burroughs  | 1975: Lynn  | 1976: Munson  | 1977: Carew  | 1978: Rice  | 1979: Baylor  | 1980: Brett  | 1981: Fingers  | 1982: Yount  | 1983: Ripken, Jr.  | 1984: Hernández  | 1985: Mattingly  | 1986: Clemens  | 1987: Bell  | 1988: Canseco  | 1989: Yount  | 1990: Henderson  | 1991: Ripken, Jr.  | 1992: Eckersley  | 1993: Thomas  | 1994: Thomas  | 1995: Vaughn  | 1996: González  | 1997: Griffey Jr.  | 1998: González  | 1999: I. Rodríguez  | 2000: Giambi  | 2001: Ichiro  | 2002: Tejada  | 2003: A. Rodriguez  | 2004: Guerrero  | 2005: A. Rodriguez  | 2006: Morneau  | 2007: A. Rodriguez  | 2008: Pedroia  | 2009: Mauer  | 2010: Hamilton v   •   d   •   e American League Outfielder Silver Slugger Award 1980: Oglivie , Oliver , Wilson  | 1981: Evans , Henderson , Winfield  | 1982: Jackson , Wilson , Winfield  | 1983: Moseby , Rice , Winfield  | 1984: Armas , Rice , Winfield  | 1985: Bell , Henderson , Winfield  | 1986: Barfield , Bell , Puckett  | 1987: Bell , Evans , Puckett  | 1988: Canseco , Greenwell , Puckett  | 1989: Puckett , Sierra , Yount  | 1990: Burks , Canseco , Henderson  | 1991: Canseco , Carter , Griffey, Jr.  | 1992: Carter , González , Puckett  | 1993: Belle , González , Griffey, Jr.  | 1994: Belle , Griffey, Jr. , Puckett  | 1995: Belle , Ramirez , Salmon  | 1996: Belle , González , Griffey, Jr.  | 1997: Griffey, Jr. , González , Justice  | 1998: Belle , González , Griffey, Jr.  | 1999: Green , Griffey, Jr. , Ramirez  | 2000: Erstad , Ordóñez , Ramirez  | 2001: González , Ramirez , Suzuki  | 2002: Anderson , Ordóñez , Williams  | 2003: Anderson , Ramirez , Wells  | 2004: Guerrero , Ramirez , Sheffield  | 2005: Guerrero , Ramirez , Sheffield  | 2006: Dye , Guerrero , Ramirez  | 2007: Guerrero , Ordóñez , Suzuki  | 2008: Hamilton , Quentin , Sizemore  | 2009: Bay , Hunter , Suzuki  | 2010: Bautista , Crawford , Hamilton v   •   d   •   e American League Outfielder Gold Glove Award 1958: Kaline , Piersall , Siebern  | 1959: Jensen , Kaline , Miñoso  | 1960: Landis , Maris , Miñoso  | 1961: Kaline , Landis , Piersall  | 1962: Kaline , Landis , Mantle  | 1963: Kaline , Landis , Yastrzemski  | 1964: Davalillo , Kaline , Landis  | 1965: Kaline , Tresh , Yastrzemski  | 1966: Agee , Kaline , Oliva  | 1967: Blair , Kaline , Yastrzemski  | 1968: Smith , Stanley , Yastrzemski  | 1969: Blair , Stanley , Yastrzemski  | 1970: Berry , Blair , Stanley  | 1971: Blair , Otis , Yastrzemski  | 1972: Berry , Blair , Murcer  | 1973: Blair , Otis , Stanley  | 1974: Blair , Otis , Rudi  | 1975: Blair , Lynn , Rudi  | 1976: Evans , Manning , Rudi  | 1977: Beníquez , Cowens , Yastrzemski  | 1978: Evans , Lynn , Miller  | 1979: Evans , Lezcano , Lynn  | 1980: Lynn , Murphy , Wilson  | 1981: Evans , Henderson , Murphy  | 1982: Evans , Murphy , Winfield  | 1983: Evans , Murphy , Winfield  | 1984: Evans , Murphy , Winfield  | 1985: Evans / Murphy , Pettis , Winfield  | 1986: Barfield , Pettis , Puckett  | 1987: Barfield , Puckett , Winfield  | 1988: Pettis , Puckett , White  | 1989: Pettis , Puckett , White  | 1990: Burks , Griffey , Pettis  | 1991: Griffey , Puckett , White  | 1992: Griffey , Puckett , White  | 1993: Griffey , Lofton , White  | 1994: Griffey , Lofton , White  | 1995: Griffey , Lofton , White  | 1996: Buhner , Griffey , Lofton  | 1997: Edmonds , Griffey , Williams  | 1998: Edmonds , Griffey , Williams  | 1999: Green , Griffey , Williams  | 2000: Dye , Erstad , Williams  | 2001: Cameron , Hunter , Ichiro  | 2002: Erstad , Hunter , Ichiro  | 2003: Cameron , Hunter , Ichiro  | 2004: Hunter , Ichiro , Wells  | 2005: Hunter , Ichiro , Wells  | 2006: Hunter , Ichiro , Wells  | 2007: Hunter , Ichiro , Sizemore  | 2008: Hunter , Ichiro , Sizemore  | 2009: Hunter , Ichiro , Jones  | 2010: Crawford , Gutiérrez , Ichiro v   •   d   •   e Major League Baseball All-Star Game MVP Award 1962: Wills  | 1962: Wagner  | 1963: Mays  | 1964: Callison  | 1965: Marichal  | 1966: B. Robinson  | 1967: Pérez  | 1968: Mays  | 1969: McCovey  | 1970: Yastrzemski  | 1971: F. Robinson  | 1972: Morgan  | 1973: Bonds  | 1974: Garvey  | 1975: Madlock , Matlack  | 1976: Foster  | 1977: Sutton  | 1978: Garvey  | 1979: Parker  | 1980: Griffey, Sr.  | 1981: Carter  | 1982: Concepción  | 1983: Lynn  | 1984: Carter  | 1985: Hoyt  | 1986: Clemens  | 1987: Raines  | 1988: Steinbach  | 1989: Jackson  | 1990: Franco  | 1991: Ripken Jr.  | 1992: Griffey, Jr.  | 1993: Puckett  | 1994: McGriff  | 1995: Conine  | 1996: Piazza  | 1997: Alomar, Jr.  | 1998: Alomar  | 1999: Martínez  | 2000: Jeter  | 2001: Ripken, Jr.  | 2003: Anderson  | 2004: Soriano  | 2005: Tejada  | 2006: Young  | 2007: Ichiro  | 2008: Drew  | 2009: Crawford  | 2010: McCann v   •   d   •   e Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award Barry Bonds  · Roger Clemens  · Roberto Clemente  · Tony Gwynn  · Rickey Henderson  · Mark McGwire  · Cal Ripken, Jr.  · Rachel Robinson  · Seattle Mariners  · Sammy Sosa  · Ichiro Suzuki v   •   d   •   e The Sporting News Major League Baseball All Decade Team (2000-2009) Catcher: Joe Mauer  | First Baseman: Albert Pujols  | Second Baseman: Jeff Kent  | Shortstop: Derek Jeter  | Third Baseman: Alex Rodriguez  | Outfielders: Barry Bonds , Ichiro Suzuki , Manny Ramirez  | Designated Hitter: David Ortiz  | Starting Pitcher: Randy Johnson  | Relief Pitcher: Mariano Rivera Manager: Joe Torre  | Executive: Theo Epstein v   •   d   •   e This Year in Baseball Defensive Player of the Year Award 2002: Hunter  | 2003 Edmonds  | 2004: Edmonds  | 2005: Ichiro  | 2006: Lowell  | 2007: Polanco  | 2008: Cabrera   Ichiro Suzuki – World Baseball Classic rosters v   •   d   •   e Japan 2006 World Baseball Classic Champions Roster (1st Title) 1 Akinori Iwamura  | 2 Michihiro Ogasawara  | 3 Nobuhiko Matsunaka  | 5 Kazuhiro Wada  | 6 Hitoshi Tamura  | 7 Tsuyoshi Nishioka  | 8 Toshiaki Imae  | 9 Tatsuhiko Kinjoh  | 10 Shinya Miyamoto  | 11 Naoyuki Shimizu  | 12 Soichi Fujita  | 15 Tomoyuki Kubota  | 17 Kosuke Fukudome  | 18 Daisuke Matsuzaka  | 19 Koji Uehara  | 20 Yasuhiko Yabuta  | 21 Tsuyoshi Wada  | 22 Tomoya Satozaki  | 23 Norichika Aoki  | 24 Kyuji Fujikawa  | 25 Takahiro Arai  | 27 Motonobu Tanishige  | 31 Shunsuke Watanabe  | 40 Akinori Otsuka  | 41 Hiroyuki Kobayashi  | 47 Toshiya Sugiuchi  | 51 Ichiro Suzuki  | 52 Munenori Kawasaki  | 59 Ryoji Aikawa  | 61 Hirotoshi Ishii ／ Takahiro Mahara Manager 89 Sadaharu Oh  | Coach 84 Kazuhiro Takeda  | Coach 85 Hatsuhiko Tsuji  | Coach 86 Yoshitaka Katori  | Coach 87 Yasunori Oshima  | Coach 88 Sumio Hirota v   •   d   •   e Japan 2009 World Baseball Classic Champions Roster (2nd Title) 1 Kosuke Fukudome  | 2 Kenji Johjima  | 5 Kenta Kurihara  | 6 Hiroyuki Nakajima  | 7 Yasuyuki Kataoka  | 8 Akinori Iwamura  | 9 Michihiro Ogasawara  | 10 Shinnosuke Abe  | 11 Yu Darvish  | 14 Takahiro Mahara  | 15 Masahiro Tanaka  | 16 Hideaki Wakui  | 18 Daisuke Matsuzaka  | 19 Minoru Iwata  | 20 Hisashi Iwakuma  | 22 Kyuji Fujikawa  | 23 Norichika Aoki  | 24 Seiichi Uchikawa  | 25 Shuichi Murata  | 26 Tetsuya Utsumi  | 28 Satoshi Komatsu  | 29 Yoshiyuki Ishihara  | 31 Shunsuke Watanabe  | 35 Yoshiyuki Kamei  | 39 Tetsuya Yamaguchi  | 41 Atsunori Inaba  | 47 Toshiya Sugiuchi  | 51 Ichiro Suzuki  | 52 Munenori Kawasaki Manager 83 Tatsunori Hara  | Coach 72 Tsutomu Ito  | Coach 71 Hisashi Yamada  | Coach 92 Tsuyoshi Yoda  | Coach 81 Kazunori Shinozuka  | Coach 63 Nobuhiro Takashiro v   •   d   •   e 2006 World Baseball Classic All WBC Team Catcher: Tomoya Satozaki  | First Baseman: Seung-Yeop Lee  | Second Baseman: Yulieski Gourriel  | Shortstop: Derek Jeter  | Third Baseman: Adrián Beltré  | Outfielders: Ken Griffey, Jr. , Jong-Beom Lee , Ichiro Suzuki  | Designated Hitter: Yoandy Garlobo  | Pitchers: Yadel Martí , Daisuke Matsuzaka , Chan Ho Park v   •   d   •   e Seattle Mariners Based in Seattle , Washington The Franchise History • Expansion Draft • Seasons • Records • Players • Managers • General Managers and Owners • Award winners and league leaders • First-round draft picks • Broadcasters • Opening Day starting pitchers • Opening Day starting lineups • Minor league affiliates • Uniform promotion games • Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame Ballparks Kingdome • Safeco Field Spring Training: Tempe Diablo Stadium • Peoria Sports Complex Culture Mariner Moose • The Double • "Refuse to Lose" • Tuba Man • Rally fries • 1995 American League West tie-breaker game • Turn Ahead the Clock Key Personnel Owner: Nintendo of America , represented by Howard Lincoln • General Manager: Jack Zduriencik • Manager: Eric Wedge Franchise record holders Jay Buhner • Alvin Davis • Ken Griffey, Jr. • Randy Johnson • Mark Langston • Edgar Martínez • Jamie Moyer • Harold Reynolds • Alex Rodriguez • Kazuhiro Sasaki • Ichiro Suzuki Retired Numbers 42 All-Star Games Hosted (2) 1979 • 2001 American League Western Division Titles (3) 1995 • 1997 • 2001 Minor League Affiliates Tacoma Rainiers (AAA) • Jackson Generals (AA) • High Desert Mavericks (A) • Everett AquaSox (A) • Clinton LumberKings (A) • Pulaski Mariners (Rookie) • AZL Mariners (Rookie) • DSL Mariners (Rookie) • VSL Mariners (Rookie) Broadcasting Television Fox Sports Northwest • KONG Radio ESPN-710 • Seattle Mariners radio network affiliates Broadcasters : Rick Rizzs • Dave Sims • Mike Blowers • Julio Cruz (Spanish) • Alex Rivera (Spanish)   Seasons (34) 1970s 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 1980s 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 1990s 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 2000s 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 2010s 2010 • 2011 v   •   d   •   e Seattle Mariners current roster Active roster 2 Jack Wilson  | 9 Chone Figgins  | 10 Adam Moore  | 15 Milton Bradley  | 16 Josh Wilson  | 17 Justin Smoak  | 20 Mike Carp  | 21 Franklin Gutiérrez  | 23 Shawn Kelley  | 25 Luke French  | 27 Matt Tuiasosopo  | 32 Rob Johnson  | 34 Félix Hernández  | 38 Jason Vargas  | 39 David Pauley  | 43 Brandon League  | 45 Érik Bédard  | 49 Garrett Olson  | 51 Ichiro Suzuki  | 53 David Aardsma  | 55 Michael Saunders  | 56 Greg Halman  | 57 Dan Cortes  | 58 Doug Fister  | 60 Anthony Varvaro  | 61 Matt Mangini  | 70 Edward Paredes  | 75 Dustin Ackley  | — Johermyn Chávez  | — Maikel Cleto  | — Jose Flores  | — César Jiménez  | — Alex Liddi  | — Josh Lueke  | — Yoervis Medina  | — Carlos Peguero  | — Michael Pineda  | — Mauricio Robles  | — Chaz Roe  | — Tom Wilhelmsen  | — Jack Cust  | — Miguel Olivo Inactive roster Disabled list Coaching Staff Manager 22 Eric Wedge  | Bench Coach — Robby Thompson  | 1st Base Coach 29 Mike Brumley  | 3rd Base Coach — Jeff Datz  | Hitting Coach — Chris Chambliss  | Pitching Coach 48 Carl Willis  | Bullpen Coach — Jaime Navarro Persondata Name Suzuki, Ichiro Alternative names Short description Date of birth 1973-10-22 Place of birth Toyoyama , Japan Date of death Place of death || Suzuki Escudo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search Suzuki Escudo Manufacturer Suzuki CAMI Automotive Santana Motor Production 1988–present Assembly Hamamatsu , Japan Ingersoll, Ontario , Canada Linares, Jaén , Andalusia , Spain Kosai , Japan , Ecuador Alvear , Argentina The Suzuki Escudo (known as Sidekick in North America, and Vitara in Europe , Bolivia , Ecuador , the Philippines , as well as North America after 1999 and the Grand Vitara in Australia ) is a small off-road vehicle that was produced from 1988 to 2010. The North American version was produced as a joint venture between Suzuki and General Motors known as CAMI . The vehicle was a follow-up to the popular SJ413 and Samurai . Also, this vehicle, while sold in North America , was designed to slot above the Samurai. A larger version is also made, known as the Suzuki Grand Escudo (known as Grand Vitara XL-7 in other markets). The Sidekick was sold in various badges such as the Geo Tracker ( Chevrolet Tracker after 1998) in the United States , and as the GMC Tracker, Chevrolet Tracker , Asüna Sunrunner and Pontiac Sunrunner in Canada . It was also sold as the Santana 300 and 350 in Spain . In the Japanese home market, it was variously sold also with Mazda badge. The 1st Generation Escudo was sold in Mexico as the Geo Tracker (Just Soft Top) 1994–1995 (Produced in Canada). The 1st Generation Rebaged as Chevrolet Tracker (Soft Top and 4 Doors, 2WD, 4WD, AUTOMATIC AND MANUAL) 1998–1999 (Produced in Canada) The 2nd Generation was sold in Mexico (Soft Top, 4 Doors, 2wd, 4wd, AUTOMATIC and MANUAL, L4 AND V6) 2000–2004 (Produced in Canada). When the Chevrolet Tracker was discontinued in North America (Equinox remplaced) GM Mexico and Brazil import from Argentina the Suzuki Grand Vitara rebaged as Chevrolet Tracker (Produced by GM Argentina) in Mexico just 2wd and Automitic, but in Brazil 2wd and 4wd options, and in South American countries (Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela) was sold Suzuki Grand Vitara rebaged as Chevrolet Vitara (1st Generation) and Chevrolet Grand Vitara (2do Generation) produced by GM Ecuador.while in Argentina (Produced in Argentina), Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay is sold as the Suzuki Grand Vitara (Produced in Japan). In Chile was sold as Suzuki Nomade. Contents 1 First generation (1988–1998) 2 Second generation (1999–2003) 2.1 Grand Escudo 3 Third generation (2005–present) 3.1 2005–2008 3.2 2008 4 See also 5 References [ edit ] First generation (1988–1998) First generation Also called Asüna Sunrunner Chevrolet Tracker Chevrolet Vitara Geo Tracker GMC Tracker Mazda Proceed Levante Pontiac Sunrunner Santana 300/ 350 Suzuki Vitara Suzuki Escudo Suzuki Sidekick Production 1988–1998 Body style(s) 2-door SUV 2-door convertible 4-door SUV Layout Front engine , rear-wheel drive / Four-wheel drive Engine(s) 1.3L 64 hp (48 kW) I4 1.6L 80 hp (60 kW) I4 1.6L 95 hp (71 kW) I4 1.8L 120 hp (89 kW) I4 2.0L 130 hp (97 kW) I4 Transmission(s) 3-speed automatic 4-speed automatic 5-speed manual Wheelbase 2-door: 86.6 in (2200 mm) 4-door: 97.6 in (2479 mm) Length 2-door: 143.7 in (3650 mm) (1996–98) 142.5 in (3620 mm) (1989–1995) 4-door: 158.7 in (4031 mm) 4-door Sport: 162.4 in (4125 mm) Width 2-door: 65.2 in (1656 mm) (1996–98) 64.2 in (1631 mm) (1989–1995) 4-door: 64.4 in (1636 mm) 4-door Sport: 66.7 in (1694 mm) Height 2-door: 64.3 in (1633 mm) (2WD, 1992–93 & 1996–98) 65.6 in (1666 mm) (1989–1991) 65.1 in (1654 mm) (4WD, 1992–93 & 1996–98) 64.4 in (1636 mm) (2WD 1994–95) 65.2 in (1656 mm) (4WD 1994–95) 4-door: 65.7 in (1669 mm) (2WD) 66.5 in (1689 mm) (4WD) 66.3 in (1684 mm) (Sport) Related Suzuki X-90 Suzuki LJ80 Suzuki Jimny Suzuki Vitara First introduced as the Escudo in the Japanese domestic market in May 1988, the North American Sidekick became available for 1989 as a 2-door convertible or hardtop , in 1.3 liter JA and more powerful 4-wheel-drive JX & JLX trims. An 80 hp (60 kW) 1.6 liter, 8-valve, 4-cylinder engine was available on the JX & JLX. 1990 brought the deletion of the upscale JLX version. In 1991, a 4-door Sidekick with a lengthened wheelbase was introduced and the following year a 95 hp (71 kW), 1.6 liter, 16-valve engine was introduced. 1991 also brought the introduction of rear antilock brakes . The original Sidekick was updated in 1996 with a new Sport version available with 120 hp (89 kW), 1.8 liter 16-valve 4-cylinder engine. The Sport also had dual airbags , 2-tone paint and 16" Alloy wheels. There is also a very limited edition factory special named the Vitara Rossini which came in metallic pink with a cream leather interior, only 250 of this model where produced worldwide, In 1996, Suzuki introduced the Suzuki X-90 which was mechanically identical to the Sidekick but had a much rounder body, a trunk, and removable T-bar roof. The Suzuki X-90 disappeared from Suzuki's lineup after the 1998 model year. The Sport variant was replaced by the Grand Vitara in 1999. In Spain , production went on at Suzuki's partner Santana with the Vitara nameplate. After a facelift in 2005 the name was changed to Santana 300/350. In Australia , there were two models available. The Vitara JX and the Vitara JLX. The JLX featured mainly with powered windows. Both versions featured the 1.6 Litre engine. In May 1997, Suzuki introduced the 1995 cc 2.0 Litre 4 Valves/Cylinder Double Overhead Cam engine with both soft top and hardtop 3 door models. This engine was rated at 97 kW (130 hp) at 6300 rpm. At the same time the 5 door models received the 1998 cc 2.0 litre V6. Engine power rated for the 5 door V6 models was at 100 kW (134 hp) at 6500 rpm. The 1.6 litre variant for the 3 door models were named the Suzuki Vitara Rebel. All models in Australia were sold as four wheel drives. The naming scheme, engines and trim options available in Chile , closely follow that of the Australian market. In 1998, there became available models featuring 1.9 litre turbodiesel engines from Renault , built in Spain by Santana Motors , all of them were 4WD vehicles, but there were no automatic transmissions available. Since 2001, all diesel 1st Gen Vitaras are to be imported from Argentina , built by General Motors in Argentina, featuring 1.9 litre HDI engines from PSA , all of them with 5-speed mechanic transmissions, while automatic transmissions are only available with Japanese built models with gasoline engines. Suzuki Sidekick JX 4-door (US) Suzuki Vitara Rebel 2-door (Australia) Suzuki Sidekick Sport 4-door (US) Suzuki Escudo Nomade 4-door (Japan) [ edit ] Second generation (1999–2003) Second generation Also called Suzuki Vitara Suzuki Grand Vitara Chevrolet Grand Vitara Chevrolet Tracker Mazda Proceed Levante Production 1999–2004 Assembly Hamamatsu , Japan Body style(s) 3-door wagon 3-door convertible 5-door SUV Layout Front engine , rear-wheel drive / Four-wheel drive Engine(s) 1.6L 16V I4 97 hp (72 kW) 2.0L J20A I4 127 hp (95 kW) 2.5L H25A V6 168 hp (125 kW) 2.0L RF/RHZ/RHW Turbodiesel I4 Transmission(s) 5-speed manual 4-speed automatic Related Suzuki XL-7 The Escudo/Vitara was redesigned in 1999, and the Sidekick name was dropped in North America, using the Vitara name instead. It was a 4-seater which in Europe featured 1.3 L, 1.6 L and 1.8 L straight-4 gasoline engines available with carburator or electronic fuel injection . A 16-valve 1.8 liter gasoline engine and a 2.0 liter V6 . Diesel engine were also available in Europe . The Vitara was available with 4- and 5-speed manual transmissions , as well as automatic transmission , and in hardtop 2- or 4-door models or soft-top 2-door models. A rebadged version was sold in North America by General Motors as the Chevrolet Tracker . The Tracker is sold in Latin America, but Mexico, as the Chevrolet Grand Vitara. In Mexico, Grand Vitara and Tracker are different vehicles, sold by Suzuki and Chevrolet respectively. In Chile, 5-door Grand Vitara is known as Grand Nomade. In North America, the regular Vitara (not Grand Vitara) was available with a 1.6 and 2.0 four cylinder, with the vast majority of 1.6 liter motors being found in the two door variants and the 2.0 in the four door versions. A 2.5 liter V6 was also available, and became standard in 2004. All were available with manual transmissions and four wheel drive, via a manual transfer case. The Vitara and Grand Vitara were facelifted in 2002 and again in 2004. As of 2003, the smaller Suzuki Vitara has been withdrawn from the North American market. Sales were slow, with just 4,860 sold in 2004 for the United States . In Canada , sales were strong. All North American Vitaras were built at CAMI Automotive in Ingersoll, Ontario , while the North American Grand Vitaras were built in Japan, where it is the badged "Suzuki Escudo". The 2006 model has had a structural redesign with a new ladder-boxed chassis integrated into a unibody construction. The Vitara was the last compact SUV sold in the US to retain a body on frame construction until the 2006 model year, when Suzuki phased it out for the newer unibody Grand Vitara. The 2001 model Suzuki Grand Vitara comes standard as a 2.0 Liter 4WD vehicle in New Zealand . The 2005 and onwards Grand Vitara is sold in Ecuador by Chevrolet , yet it still retains its Suzuki badges. 2000–2001 Suzuki Vitara 4-door (US) 2002–2003 Suzuki Grand Vitara 4-door (US) 2004 Suzuki Grand Vitara (US) [ edit ] Grand Escudo Main article: Suzuki XL-7 The Grand Escudo was a longer larger, pricier and more powerful version of the regular five-door. The Japanese market "Grand Escudo" was sold in North America, Chile and Australia as the Suzuki XL-7 . [ edit ] Third generation (2005–present) Third generation Also called Suzuki Vitara Suzuki Grand Vitara Production 2005–present Assembly Hamamatsu , Japan St. Petersburg , Russia (since 2010), Tehran , Iran (Since 2008) by Iran Khodro , Bekasi , Indonesia , India , Quito , Ecuador by GM Omnibus BB Body style(s) 3-door SUV 5-door SUV Engine(s) 1.6L 16v I4 2.0L J20A 139 hp 16v I4 2.4L VVT J24B 16v 169 hp l4 2.7L V6 185 hp 24v 1.9L Turbodiesel I4 3.2L VVT V6 D-VVT 132 hp. Transmission(s) 5-speed manual 4-speed automatic 5-speed automatic Wheelbase 4-Door: 103.9 in (2639 mm) 2-Door: 2,440 mm (96.1 in) Length 2009– 4-Door: 177.2 in (4501 mm) 2006–08 4-Door: 176.0 in (4470 mm) 2-Door: 4,005 mm (157.7 in) Width 4-Door: 71.3 in (1811 mm) 2-Door: 1,810 mm (71.3 in) Height 4-Door: 66.7 in (1694 mm) 2-Door: 1,695 mm (66.7 in) Suzuki Grand Vitara 3-door (Germany) Suzuki Grand Vitara 5-door (Australia) The second generation was replaced in the fall of 2005 by a new vehicle using some components of the GM Theta platform , and is built in Japan. The 2006 Escudo was developed independently by many of the same Suzuki engineers who developed the Theta. Although it uses some Theta componentry, especially in the suspension, it is quite different and should not be considered a Theta vehicle. Notably, it uses a longitudinally-mounted engine and is rear-wheel drive with a 103.9  in (2639  mm ) wheelbase , while all other Theta vehicles are transverse engined with front-wheel drive as the default. All can also be ordered with all-wheel drive as well, however. The contemporary generation Suzuki XL7 (starting in model year 2007) was a true Theta vehicle, and was built alongside the Chevrolet Equinox and Pontiac Torrent at CAMI Automotive in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada. The most widely available chassis is a 5 door version, but a 3 door version is also available in some markets. In some markets the 3 door variant drops the "Grand" to be branded simply "Vitara". In some countries, including Chile the 5-door version is named "Grand Nomade". The vehicle is also mass produced in Iran by Iran Khodro Manufacturing Co. [1] In Ecuador , this version of the SUV is known as Suzuki Grand Vitara SZ. [ edit ] 2005–2008 Until 2008 the standard gasoline engine for the 5 door was an updated J20A (4 cyl. 2.0L 140 PS); with an optional Suzuki H engine H27A ( V6 2.7L 185 PS) in higher specified models. Pre 2001 turbo diesel models were fitted with Mazda's type RF engine , with later models fitted with a 1.9 L 4 cylinder turbo diesel featuring 129 PS (95 kW), manufactured by Renault ). The only engine fitted to the 3-door model before 2008 was the M16A ( 4 cyl. 1.6L 106 PS (78 kW)). [ edit ] 2008 MY2010 Suzuki Grand Vitara Limited (US) In the second half of 2008, the Suzuki Grand Vitara was given a face-lift and two new engines. A 2.4L in-line four is offered producing 122 kW (166 PS; 164 hp) of power and 225 N·m (166 lb·ft) of torque. The new V6 is only offered in the flagship prestige model which produces 165 kW (224 PS; 221 hp) of power and 284 N·m (209 lb·ft) of torque. Fuel economy has also been improved with the addition of VVT to both engines and the 1.9L Turbo-Diesel has also received some mechanic work improving its economy. Safety has also been improved with more air-bags and traction control standard on all models. The four mode four-wheel drive system is also available on all models. It features a lockable central differential along with low ratio gears. 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Report this review This is my second vitara, I had a '92 (k) plate 3dr soft top before this for a year which i loved to bits but couldn't fit all my work gear in so it had to go. I bought a 5dr 16v instead as couldn't stand the thought of getting a crappy boring escort or something similar (no offence to any escort owners) This is alot better than my prvious alround, alot quieter on the road but having 10" wide wheels so not too good for off road (Better than expected though) The ride is good, space is good, looks stunning with its fat boy kit, respray, blacked out rear windows etc. and also great fun in the wet ;) it's done 76k and haven't had to spend a penny on it ecxept for fuel, which isn't great at 25mpg but not too bad cosidering. can't speak highly enough of it and would deffinately recomend to anyone. esspecially as all modern cars are built from 1 mould! (no offence again) cheers Read Guest's full review and ratings (168 words) Guest 6th May 2009 Reviewer rating: Guest's review has yet to be rated - Be the first! Report this review Live in South Africa I have a 1.6 16v JLX 5 door with 280 000km on the clock 1994 model and she is in mint condition, and 4x4 used often, soft sand and mud driving. We use the car every day still, and still a pleasure to drive, in traffic or on highway, still think it was money well spent. Low on maintenace and ok feul consumption average 10.5 km/pl highway, 9km/pl in town and 6.2km/pl in 4x4 Not bad for a 4x4. Read Guest's review (126 words) Guest 1st Apr 2009 Reviewer rating: Guest's review has yet to be rated - Be the first! Report this review The Suzuki Vitara 1.6 is a good looking car and drives great. mines got automatic Read Guest's review (14 words) superwomble63 5th Oct 2007 Reviewer rating: superwomble63's review has yet to be rated - Be the first! Report this review Keep the vehicle serviced. Change oil and filter every 6000m and more importantly change the HT leads every 9000 miles. Read superwomble63's review (51 words) billiam 2nd Sep 2006 Reviewer rating: On average, people found this review very helpful Report this review My Suzuki Vitara 1.6 LWB JLX 5 door is a 1995 model so it is old but it looks a lot nicer than the new Grand Vitaras in my opinion. It looks more rugged and more like a proper off-roader, which it is. It is quite fast on the road and doesn't drink petrol compared to other 4X4's. The front seats are comfortable and roomy. The small size means it is easy to maneuver around towns, down country lanes and into tight parking spots. It will hardly ever brake down as the engine is simple and mechanicall ... Read billiam's review (239 words) mezo 2nd Aug 2006 Reviewer rating: On average, people found this review very helpful Report this review This is an all round good, reliable car. I drive my 1.6 16v 3dr grand vitara in Ethiopia. It is perfect! I can still burn the taxis off at the traffic lights, and drive offroad when the traffic is bad. I have not had one thing go wrong yet. On the motorways i can easly cruise at 140kph without the engine getting noisy. The 1.6 engine roars, I still cant get over the fantastic sound it makes. When I looked into the car I was imagining a small, slow and uncomfortable 4x4. But no, each rear seat me ... Read mezo's review (272 words) Darryl1980 19th Jan 2006 Reviewer rating: On average, people found this review very helpful Report this review Overall the Suzuki Vitara is an excellent car, it makes some newer cars seem unreliable. Nothing major has ever gone wrong with this car (I knew the previous owner who has had it since new) just general servicing that has been carried out. A fun 4x4 and I would reccomend this vehicle to anyone. This car regularly tows trailers and although breathless on long hills is a real work horse. Fuel economy not too bad at about 25mpg. Read Darryl1980's review (161 words) wideboy. 14th Apr 2003 Reviewer rating: On average, people found this review somewhat helpful Report this review We have a 1992 JLX which has done 50k miles, bought from a main agent. The fuel tank rusted through and had to be replaced. The wheel arches are rusting badly, the rubber surround on the windscreen is pulling away from the body. The electric window switches failed. The central door locking switches failed. The multi purpose light/horn/indicator switch has failed. The tailgate handle broke. We have experienced the battery completely discharge for no apparant reason on four occasions( no we didn' ... Read wideboy's review (133 words and 2 comments) Nick. 14th Feb 2003 Reviewer rating: On average, people found this review very helpful Report this review I have always thought of Vitaras as a little 'hairdressery' and of 4x4s in general as unnecessary on British roads until I saw a 2000 model Vitara 4u2 in a local car dealers. For some reason I had to have a look at this black and silver spotless example. I asked for a test drive, still dont know why, and was very pleasantly suprised by this car, excellent driving position and it came with both hardtop and soft tops. I purchased the car for £6500, 14k on the clock and truly unmarked, I have ... Read Nick's review (202 words) barry. 16th Nov 2002 Reviewer rating: On average, people found this review helpful Report this review I bought this 94 suzuki escudo 9 months ago and it has been running perfectly. As it is a five door it is extremely practical and doesn't cost the earth to run. I can't recommend this jeep enough! Read barry's review (50 words and 2 comments) AG. 22nd Aug 2002 Reviewer rating: On average, people found this review very helpful Report this review Bought this 1997 Suzuki Vitara Christmas 2001 at well below book price as a very high miler. It had 115,000 on the clock with full service history. Took it for MoT test (UK stringent annual vehicle test) expecting to have to carry out work, and to my amazement it passed straight away. Have contacted last owner and this car is on the original clutch and exhaust system would you believe! - and still, at 118k runs quite faultlessly. To switch to 4x4 you have to turn front hub locks manually (unlike ... Read AG's review (195 words and 3 comments) Share this page: Del.icio.us Furl My Yahoo Digg Google StumbleUpon Facebook Share this Suzuki Vitara Owners Club Suzuki Vitara Accessories Suzuki Vitara Specifications Suzuki Vitara Parts Suzuki Vitara Breakers Suzuki Jimny Problems Review of Suzuki Jimny Phoenix Suzuki Rightmove Amalgam Comics More from Review Centre Review Centre Deals "Save up to 20% on your day to day shopping with ReviewCentre Deals. 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