Right-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo preceded him, and Hideki Matsui came just after, both boosting the country's confidence in a period of national malaise. Tsutsui termed Ichiro a “great cultural ...
A once-in-a-generation player who earned the admiration of baseball fans in North America -- the birthplace of the sport -- ...
Yankees legend Hideki Matsui played seven seasons for the Yankees ... Next, he honored his fellow countryman, Ichiro Suzuki, who paved the way for Japanese players in many ways.
Ichiro debuted in Major League Baseball in 2001 with the Seattle Mariners, the first Japanese position player to span the Pacific and an instant star. Left-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo preceded him, and ...