Ichiro's press conference after winning the 2001 AL MVP
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FULL NAME : ICHIRO SUZUKI
BORN : 10/22/73
BIRTH PLACE : KASUGAI, AICHI PREFECTURE, JAPAN
HEIGHT : 5-9
WEIGHT : 160
2001 BATTING AVERAGE : .350
2001 AWARDS : AL MVP; AL Rookie of The Year; Golden Glove
ICHIRO'S RECORDS IN JAPANESE PRO BASEBALL :
Uniform number : 51
Baseball team he belonged to in Japan : ORIX BlueWave
Achievement of hits 1000 : In 757 games (1999)
Batting Average through a season : more than .340 through 7 years
Records continuing to be a hit leader : 7 years
Award for best player : award winner through 7 seasons
Batting Average in the final season in Japan : .387
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Ichiro after 9/11
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ICHIRO SWAMPED WITH OFFERS
Ichiro's agent Tony Attanasio said
Ichiro had turned down about $7 million
in endorsements during the first eight
weeks of the 2001 season. "He doesn't believe he should
go out and do everything for money,"
said Attanasio of Ichiro. "He has a fear
of overexposure and he also has a
blue-chip attitude, since he knows that
his fans are loyal to the products that
he endorses."
Attanasio said Ichiro's glove, which was
stolen during the first week of the
season, was selling somewhere for
$20,000. A stolen uniform and bat sold
for $40,000 and a bat he gave to
Mariners pitcher Aaron Sele for a recent
auction for a church charity sold for
$6,500.
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