Ichiro is ahead of all those Hall of Famers (using his 1.41 in the MLB), especially the two greatest hitters to play the game in Cobb and Rose. Granted, the game has changed immensely since Cobb's ...

So Ichiro not only has one of the best swings, and is one of the best contact and fielders of all-time. But he we also have a big impact on baseball for the decades to come.

Ichiro's secret had been exposed, so, hey, why not have fun with it? He crafts his public portrayal similar to the image he projects on the field: a technician, a warrior, a Ph.D. in stoicism.

Ichiro Suzuki has gotten to 3,000 hits with the unlikely aid of Barry Bonds, baseball's all-time home run king and the Marlins' first-year hitting coach.

Ichiro, he prefers to be called by his first name, won the batting title in each of his seven full seasons in Japan. He holds the single season records for both batting average and hits.

Ichiro took them to Sukiyabashi Jiro, the tiny and world-famous restaurant owned by Jiro Ono, subject of the documentary "Jiro Dreams of Sushi." Ono set aside the entire place for the Marlins' group.

Point: correctly rated. With Ichiro's accomplishments, he would almost have to be anointed the best player in major league history to be overrated. I, for one, have never heard that claim.

If Ichiro can improve his plate discipline and post respectable numbers by the trading deadline this season, it's a prime opportunity for the Mariners to capitalize on his name and value and deal ...

Ichiro’s All-Star appearances can be greatly attributed to voting in Japan. Ichiro, however, is not the best outfielder, right fielder, or even leadoff hitter in the American League, but like I ...

Ichiro would not compromise, believing all along he could hit the longball but it would come at the expense of what he did best, which was spraying line drives all over the field.

Ichiro’s play is getting lots of air time in Japan, but so far no call from Yamamori. They were teammates in Japan’s Pacific League after Hankyu merged with Ichiro’s Orix Blue Wave in 1999.