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Baseball

Ichiro Suzuki

Ichiro Suzuki bridged Japan and MLB like no player before. He won the AL MVP and Rookie of the Year in 2001, collected 10 consecutive Gold Gloves, and set the single-season hit record with 262 in 2004.

AL MVP & ROY (2001)10× Gold Glove10× All-Star3089 MLB hits262 hits in 2004 (single-season record)Hall of Fame inductee (2025)