Miami Marlins (2015–2017) Ichiro Suzuki




1 miami marlins (2015–2017)

1.1 2015
1.2 2016
1.3 2017





miami marlins (2015–2017)
2015

on january 23, 2015, ichiro agreed one-year, $2 million contract miami marlins. marlins planned him fourth outfielder, finished season 439 plate appearances due team injuries—primarily giancarlo stanton, suffered season-ending injury on june 26. on april 25, ichiro scored 1,310th major league run, which, combined 658 runs scored in japan, surpassed record runs scored japanese player set sadaharu oh. on june 18, batting .294 after playing in 64 of marlins 68 games, average fell .229 season s end. on august 14 @ busch stadium, ichiro singled off st. louis cardinals starter john lackey earn 4,192nd top-level hit, passing ty cobb. on july 29, ichiro recorded 2,900th major league hit against washington nationals pitcher doug fister. on august 18, ichiro had first four-hit game since 2013. on august 31, against atlanta braves, ichiro scored 2,000th professional run when combining runs scored in mlb (1,342) , in japan s npb (658). on september 5, ichiro recorded 100th right field assist in major leagues. in season finale against philadelphia phillies on october 4, made major league pitching debut, completing final inning , allowing 1 run , 2 hits in 7–2 loss. 2015 season, batted .229/.282/.279 11 stolen bases.


2016

on october 6, 2015, ichiro , marlins agreed on one-year, $2 million contract 2016 season. deal came $2 million club option 2017. stole 500th career mlb base on april 29, 2016, against milwaukee brewers, , led off game single against zach davies move ahead of frank robinson 33rd place on all-time hit list, 2,944th of career. milestone stolen base made him 1 of 8 players in mlb history @ least 500 stolen bases , 2,900 hits.


on june 15, ichiro recorded 4,257 career hit, breaking pete rose s all-time record hits in top tier professional baseball. rose commented i’m not trying take away ichiro, he’s had hall of fame career, next thing know you’ll counting high school hits . in response japanese media labeling ichiro hit king , claiming ichiro should considered all-time hits leader when hits in japan included.


on august 7, ichiro collected 3,000th hit of mlb career when hit triple off right field wall @ coors field playing against colorado rockies. second player reach milestone way of triple, joining hall of famer paul molitor. @ end of 16th season, ichiro had played in 2,500 major league games. ichiro , pete rose 2 players in mlb history have accomplished playing in 2,500 games in first 16 seasons.


after 2016 season, marlins exercised option on ichiro s contract 2017 season, , added option 2018 season.


2017

ichiro marlins in 2017


on april 19, ichiro hit first home run against former team seattle mariners, 9th-inning drive off evan marshall. ichiro scored 1400th run in may 23 game against oakland s. on june 14, ichiro singled 365th interleague hit, passing derek jeter becoming all-time leader in inter-league hits.


on june 25, ichiro became oldest player start game in center field since @ least 1900, breaking record held rickey henderson. on june 29, ichiro became oldest active mlb player when bartolo colón designated assignment atlanta braves, albeit colon latched on minnesota twins few weeks later. on july 6, ichiro hit 2 singles against st. louis cardinals, bringing hits total 3,054 , surpassing panamanian-born rod carew all-time leader in mlb hits among foreign-born players.


on august 26, ichiro set marlins single-season franchise record pinch-hits 22nd pinch hit. on september 3, set major league record pinch-hit at-bats in season, 84, , 4 days later set major league record pinch-hit plate appearances in season, 95. on september 8, ichiro became sixth player all-time hit 2,500 career singles, 8th right fielder of all-time record on 4,000 putouts @ position. on october 1, ichiro flied out in last chance tie john vander wal s mlb record of 28 pinch hits in season, finishing 27.


for season, batted .255/.318/.332 1 stolen base (the first season in did not steal @ least 10 bases). ichiro free agent, after marlins declined $2 million club option 2018 season.








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