Ichiro Suzuki
Ichiro Suzuki
Ichiro Suzuki, often referred to mononymously as Ichiro, is a Japanese professional baseball right fielder for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball. He has spent the bulk of his career with two teams: the Orix Blue Wave of Nippon Professional Baseballin Japan, where he began his professional career, and the Seattle Mariners of MLB in the United States. After playing for the Mariners, he played two and a half seasons in MLB with the New York Yankees. Ichiro has...
NationalityJapanese
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth22 October 1973
CountryJapan
This was the most humiliating day of my baseball career.
To be honest, I never imagined we'd get there. We had a great team, the best. I hope we showed everyone what a great sport baseball is.
Because I love baseball. That is the No. 1 motivation. What I do is just come here to perform.
We're the best team. Today is the biggest day in my baseball life.
I feel really proud that I'm the only one of two Major League Baseball players to play in the final game. Of course, I sense that MLB is hurting a little bit.
I feel really proud I'm one of only two to be playing in the final. I sense Major League Baseball is hurting a little bit.
If I was satisfied with the situation right now, I would quit baseball.
With the World Baseball Classic, this year is a bit different. Our goal will be to win the tournament and after that I'll start thinking about the regular season.
I would like to see the success of this event lead to baseball being back at the Olympics, but I can't see myself participating in any effort to bring baseball back to the Olympics.
The day when Japan's baseball players could do battle against the major leaguers we have long looked up to finally came. So losing it was extremely regrettable.
I'm really proud that I'm only one of two players from Major League Baseball in the final game. I sense MLB is hurting a little bit.
This is probably the biggest moment of my baseball career. This event has decided the true world champions and we have won. I'm unbelievably happy. It's amazing.
This is probably the biggest moment of my baseball career.
Baseball has been the greatest things in my life, but the cameras and the media surrounding baseball have not been fun. It's unnecessary. How many times do they see me stretch? How many times do they see me walk? It is a big concern. If it affected the team in a negative way, I don't know what I would do.