SAN DIEGO --Ichiro Suzukidoubled in the ninth inning Wednesday offSan Diego Padres reliever Fernando Rodneyfor his 4,257th hit spanning theJapanese and North American major leagues, surpassing Pete ...

Ichiro Suzuki could have been immortalized as a first-ballot Hall of Famer nearly a decade ago. He was last a full-time starter in 2012, at age 38. He logged his 3,000th hit in 2016, when he was 42.

The Miami Marlins are not the first thing that jumps to mind when you think of Hall of Fame inductee Ichiro Suzuki. His incredible decade with the Seattle Mariners is what landed him in Cooperstown.

The Seattle Mariners retired Ichiro Suzuki's No. 51 in a special ceremony on Saturday night at T-Mobile Park. It's the third player number to be retired by the organization, along with Ken Griffey Jr.