Ichiro was named Rookie of the Year and MVP in 2001. Before coming to MLB, he played nine seasons with the Orix Buffaloes in Japan, and won seven straight batting titles from 1994-2000.

The Seattle Mariners legend will be inducted into Cooperstown on July 27, and when he gets there, he'll become one of just 12 ...

However, Ichiro didn’t let the talks affect him, and he proved himself in his rookie season. He was so good, he ended up getting AL MVP and Rookie of the Year in the same season. Let that sink in!

Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese ... to Major League Baseball from Japan as a 27-year-old in 2001 and joined Fred Lynn in 1975 as the only players to win AL Rookie of the Year and AL MVP in ...

Rare Ichiro rookie hits auction block as he heads to Cooperstown. ... Ichiro’s card sales volume has cleared $750,000 in the past year with more than 5,000 individual transactions.

Ichiro, CC Sabathia and ... of being selected out of high school. He won 17 games during his rookie season and finished as the runner-up behind Ichiro in ’01 Rookie of the Year voting.

Ichiro went on to hit .350 with 242 hits, 127 runs (a career high) and 56 stolen bases (also a career high) and became the only first-year player to win the MVP and Rookie of the Year awards.

Iconic Cards: 2001 Topps Ichiro Suzuki Rookie #726. Story by Horacio Ruiz • 5d. I started collecting again when I got a job at a sports collectibles store in Miami.

Ichiro's induction serves as a rare opportunity for Cooperstown's businesses, but world events may be impacting the influx of ...