Mar 21, 2019 · SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Angels two-way star Shohei Ohtani grew up idolizing Ichiro Suzuki, so he said it was emotional to see him officially retire after the Mariners’ win over the A’s in Japan early Thursday.

Sep 28, 2024 · That steal made Ohtani the record-holder for the most in a single season by a Japanese-born player, passing Seattle Mariners legend Ichiro Suzuki. In a historic season, Shohei Ohtani takes...

Apr 4, 2023 · SEATTLE -- The mutual respect between Ichiro Suzuki and Shohei Ohtani runs deep, yet that esteem reached new heights when they met before Monday's Angels-Mariners game at T-Mobile Park for for the first time with a now …

Apr 4, 2023 · Shohei Ohtani is becoming a baseball legend in his own right, but the Los Angeles Angels star never misses a moment to pay respect to a man who came before him: Ichiro Suzuki.

Mar 3, 2024 · When news broke out that baseball legend Ichiro Suzuki would be retiring after a remarkable 19-year career, no one was shocked more than Shohei Ohtani. The then-LA Angels star admitted that...

Jan 21, 2025 · Angels’ Shohei Ohtani, left, bows to Seattle Mariners special assistant Ichiro Suzuki on April 3, 2023, in Seattle. (Lindsey Wasson / Associated Press) Ohtani recently won his third MVP in just ...

Sep 30, 2024 · Ohtani had 36 straight steals to end the year, which is shy of the 38 by Davey Lopez in 1975 and the 39 from Seattle Mariners legend Ichiro Suzuki.

Sep 27, 2024 · With his 57th stolen base of the season in the second inning of the Dodgers’ 11-4 win over the Rockies on Friday night at Coors Field, Ohtani surpassed Ichiro Suzuki for the most stolen bases in a single season by a Japanese-born player. Ichiro set the previous mark of 56 in his rookie season in 2001.

Jan 20, 2025 · TOKYO (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he’s much more than that in Japan. Back home, he’s a wellspring of national pride, much like Shohei Ohtani now. His triumphs across the Pacific buoyed the nation as Japan’s economy sputtered through the so-called lost decades of the 1990s and into the 2000s.

Sep 28, 2024 · Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani stole base No. 57 in the second inning Friday night against Colorado to pass Ichiro Suzuki for the most in a single season by a...