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Ichiro mania: Seattle outfielder Suzuki makes it big in major leagues.(baseball)

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| December 01, 2001 | Etkin, Jack | COPYRIGHT 2001 Century Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

After winning seven consecutive batting titles in Japanese League, Mariners' top rookie brings his talent to The Show

TWENTY JAPANESE MEDIA MEMBERS were huddled in the Kauffman Stadium press box around one of their colleagues, the pool reporter who just returned from the Seattle Mariners clubhouse after asking post-game questions of Ichiro Suzuki.

Suzuki is a daily story in Japan, a national hero who won seven consecutive batting rifles there, the first position player from that country to play regularly in the major leagues and a cult figure known only as "Ichiro" in his homeland. During spring training, Mariners outfielder Al Martin wanted to gauge the ...

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