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It appears that certain Hall-of-Famer
Ichiro Suzuki has ended his active playing career. If so, last night will mark his final game—where he went 0-3 with a walk, a strikeout and a run scored. He ends the 2018 season with a decidedly uncharacteristic .205 batting average. Over his 18-year MLB career, Ichiro collected 3,089 hits and compiled a batting average of .311. He's a 10-time
All-Star, a two-time batting champion, a 10-time
Gold Glove winner and (at age 27) was the
AL Rookie Of The Year and
MVP in 2001. The 44-year-old Suzuki also played nine seasons in the Nippon Professional Baseball League. He played for three MLB teams—the Mariners, Yankees and Marlins. Ichiro will move from the playing field to the Seattle front office, and become a
Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Mariners. Hats off to an amazing
dual-continent baseball career.
