Ichiro Suzuki
Ichiro Suzuki
Ichiro Suzuki, often referred to mononymously as Ichiro, is a Japanese professional baseball right fielder for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball. He has spent the bulk of his career with two teams: the Orix Blue Wave of Nippon Professional Baseballin Japan, where he began his professional career, and the Seattle Mariners of MLB in the United States. After playing for the Mariners, he played two and a half seasons in MLB with the New York Yankees. Ichiro has...
NationalityJapanese
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth22 October 1973
CountryJapan
I would like to see the success of this event lead to baseball being back at the Olympics, but I can't see myself participating in any effort to bring baseball back to the Olympics.
If I was satisfied with the situation right now, I would quit baseball.
I feel really proud I'm one of only two to be playing in the final. I sense Major League Baseball is hurting a little bit.
I feel really proud that I'm the only one of two Major League Baseball players to play in the final game. Of course, I sense that MLB is hurting a little bit.
This is probably the biggest moment of my baseball career. This event has decided the true world champions and we have won. I'm unbelievably happy. It's amazing.
This is probably the biggest moment of my baseball career.
Because I love baseball. That is the No. 1 motivation. What I do is just come here to perform.
I wasn't surprised ... there's many situations where the runner on first runs in those situations.
I won't know until I wake up (today).
I sense that MLB is hurting a little bit.
The fans cheering me on, when I play well they clap their hands for me. They're really great.
I think we have to rethink, because now we are on the big stage, and the Americans are a big-stage team. In the Asian round, we felt we had to worry about not only winning, but playing good for the (home) fans. Here, we have one purpose only.
I was able to hit a home run in my first at-bat and I was glad to do it. I didn't have that in mind but I knew we should score first and maintain the lead.
In a tournament like this one, it's important to be the team that scores first.