Ichiro Suzuki (OF)

Seattle outfielder Ichiro Suzuki will remain in the No. 3 spot in the lineup for now, reports MLB.com on Tuesday. Suzuki was shifted from his customary leadoff spot to begin the year and will remain in that spot despite not being a conventional No. 3 hitter. "I'm not going to have that conversation with you guys before I have a conversation with him," Wedge said. "But right now, my focus is for him...

Seattle Mariners OF Ichiro Suzuki will remain in the third spot in the batting order ...

Seattle Mariners OF Ichiro Suzuki’s fourth-inning single tied him with Frank Thomas for 99th place ...

A day after his three-game hitting streak ended, Seattle outfielder Ichiro Suzuki went 1 for 4 with a strikeout during the Mariners' 6-2 loss to the Yankees on Saturday. Suzuki's single in the fourth inning pulled him into a tie with Frank Thomas for 99th on the MLB career hits list with 2,468.

Seattle outfielder Ichiro Suzuki went 1 for 2 with two RBI and two runs scored on Saturday night against Minnesota. He also drew two walks in the contest. Suzuki and the Mariners would go on to win the game, 7-0.

Seattle Mariners OF Ichiro Suzuki had two hits Wednesday, May 2, to move into 102nd ...

Seattle Mariners OF Ichiro Suzuki had another two hits, a single and a double, and ...

Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki posted his sixth multi-hit performance in the last nine games on Tuesday against the Rays and tied a Hall of Famer on the all-time hits list. He went 2 for 4 in the 3-1 loss, with his single off Matt Moore in the fifth inning tying Ozzie Smith on the career hit list with 2,460. Suzuki has gone 15 for 42 (.357) in his last nine games with five runs scored. ...

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