Ichiro Suzuki

A bleeding ulcer has put Ichiro Suzuki on the 15-day disabled list. Ichiro Suzuki has a bleeding ulcer that will put him on the on the 15-day disabled list. The means the Seattle Mariners will be going into Opening Day without their star player. While the Mariners say the ulcer is no longer bleeding, they are playing it safe. It is the first time in Suzuki's MLB career he'll be on the disabled list. From an AP article: Mariners star Ichiro Suzuki is being treated for a bleeding ulcer and was placed on the 15-day disabled list Friday, sending Seattle into opening day minus ... Read Full Story

Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki was ejected from Saturday's game against the Blue Jays for arguing a called third strike, the first time in his career he's been thrown out of a game. The prolific hitter used his bat to draw a line on the outer edge of the plate, demonstrating that he thought David Purcey's strike-three pitch was outside. Home plate umpire Brian Runge immediately tossed Suzuki, who argued briefly before Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu walked him off the field. Michael Saunders replaced Suzuki in the lineup. Suzuki went 0-3, dropping his average to .353. He's second to Minnesota catcher Joe Mauer in ... Read Full Story

The high praise for Ichiro Suzuki came from none other than Japanese home run king Sadaharu Oh. "Sometimes we forget how difficult it is to accomplish these things amid a baseball schedule which is much tougher in the U.S. than in Japan," Oh said. "It's hard to find the words to describe what he has accomplished." Oh was among the baseball luminaries, players and fans to hail Suzuki on Monday after the Seattle Mariners outfielder became the first player in major league history with at least 200 hits in nine straight seasons. Suzuki set the record with an infield single in the second inning ... Read Full Story

Japan, the baseball-crazy home country of Seattle Mariners star Ichiro Suzuki, has revelled in his 2,000th hit in the US major leagues, wondering how far he can go. The influential Asahi Shimbun daily said the US was shocked by his "hitting while running" style, praising the 35-year-old's ability to score infield hits by batting loose ground balls and running fast. The Asahi noted that Suzuki, who the US media once dubbed the "mosquito" for his playing style, had come to be respected for his "masterly batting control." Suzuki became the 259th player and the first Japanese to reach the 2,000-hit milestone on Sunday in ... Read Full Story

Bill Hall, Franklin Gutierrez and Kenji Johjima each hit two-run homers to help Ian Snell win his fourth straight start, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Oakland Athletics 7-4 Thursday night. Johjima's fourth-inning drive gave the Mariners some breathing room after the A's had pulled within a run. Seattle provided Snell (4-1) with plenty of offense as the right-hander again showed why the Mariners dealt for him just before the trading deadline. Ken Griffey Jr. returned to the Seattle lineup after missing six games with inflammation in his left knee. He went hitless in four at-bats with a strikeout and said before the game ... Read Full Story