10 Photos - Ichiro!

Wednesday, March 28 2012 @ 12:51 AM EDT

Contributed by: #2JBrumfield

With the regular season opener in Japan between the Seattle Mariners and the Oakland Athletics, the POTD looks back at a noteworthy accomplishment from baseball's best Japanese import at the Dome two years ago.


Ichiro Suzuki comes to the plate September 23, 2010 needing two hits to reach the 200 hit plateau for a tenth consecutive season.

Ichiro gets his game face on as J.P. Arencibia tosses the ball back to the mound.  Chris Woodward looks on between the two from the dugout.

Taking one the opposite way, Ichiro gets a double in the third inning to pull to within a hit of the 200 plateau.

Ichiro takes his lead from second.

Ichiro reaches third on an infield single to the mound by Chone Figgins.

Ichiro had a reason to be less than thrilled as he would be stranded at third.

Ichiro gets to first after punching a single up the middle off Shawn Hill.  Jays first baseman Lyle Overbay looks like he wants to punch someone.  Thankfully, first base umpire Jim Joyce didn't blow the call!  Kidding!

Ichiro with Mariners first base coach Mike Brumley on JaysVision.

Ichiro tips his batting helmet to the appreciative fans at the Dome.

A humbled Ichiro takes in the moment.


Ichiro would complete the 2010 campaign with 214 hits but his ten season string of 200-plus hits came to an end in 2011 when he collected "only" 184.  The 38 year-old will look to add to his career hit total of 2,428 when the Mariners begin their 2012 campaign against the Oakland Athletics in Japan.  Suzuki picked up his first big league hit against the A's T.J. Mathews with a single at Safeco Field on April 2, 2001.

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