Ichiro Suzuki: The Inspiring Story of One of Baseball’s Greatest Outfielders (Baseball Biography Books)

Book Synopsis: Learn the Inspiring Story of the Seattle Mariners' Legendary Outfielder, Ichiro Suzuki! Read on your PC, Mac, smartphone, tablet or Kindle device! One of many riveting reads in the Baseball Biography Books series by Clayton Geoffreys.

In Ichiro Suzuki: The Inspiring Story of One of Baseball’s Greatest Outfielders, you will learn the story of one of baseball's greatest outfielders, Ichiro Suzuki. Suzuki accomplished a lot over the course of his career, playing the bulk of it for the Seattle Mariners before spending some time with the New York Yankees and the Miami Marlins. By the time he retired, he was a ten-time All-Star, American League MVP, American League Rookie of the Year, and ten-time Gold Glove Award recipient.

Suzuki serves as a role model for baseball fans of all ages in the way he carried himself on and off the field throughout his career.

Pick up this unauthorized baseball biography today to learn the inspiring story behind star baseball outfielder, Ichiro Suzuki! This is the perfect baseball chapter book for sports fans of all ages.

This baseball book explores what makes Ichiro Suzuki great, and what we can learn from his hard work.

Here is a preview of what is inside this Ichiro Suzuki book:
Chapter 1: Early Life and Childhood
Chapter 2: Ichiro’s High School Career
Chapter 3: Ichiro’s Japanese Career
Chapter 4: Major League Career
Chapter 5: Personal Life
Chapter 6: Legacy and Future
Conclusion

An excerpt from this Ichiro Suzuki biography book:
The name Ichiro means “first son” in Japanese. You could say the name fits Ichiro Suzuki more than any other person named “Ichiro” in the world. After all, the legendary Japanese baseball player shattered the Major League record books in many different areas and became an icon and role model for young athletes everywhere. Known simply as Ichiro, the future Hall-of-Famer had his fair share of “firsts” as a professional baseball player, including the following:

• Ichiro was the first Major League Baseball player to have 200 hits each in each of his first four professional seasons.
• Ichiro was the first Japanese baseball player to reach 3,000 hits in a career.
• Ichiro was the first (and only, at the time of this writing) MLB Player to have 200 hits in each of his first 9 seasons.
• Ichiro was the first Japanese everyday position player in Major League Baseball.
• Ichiro was the first MLB player to record 262 hits in a single season.
• Ichiro was the first Japanese baseball player inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame.
• Ichiro was the first MLB player since Jackie Robinson to finish first in batting average and stolen bases in the same season.

There are plenty more facts that could keep this list going on for pages, most notably the fact that, when he is eligible in 2025, he will most likely become the first Japanese-born baseball player inducted into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. It’s hard to find a man so revered, not just in Japan but also in the United States. Many Major League Baseball players and other athletes that come to the U.S. from another country struggle to adapt to American culture and often find it difficult to connect with the American fans. They always love going back home because they are worshipped there. Ichiro, however, was different from the beginning. He blended in well with the players and fans of the Seattle Mariners and soon became a fan favorite everywhere. It is incredibly rare to find that.

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