Ichiro Suzuki Announces Retirement From Major League Baseball Suzuki, an outfielder for the Seattle Mariners, is retiring after 18 years of MLB. He made his debut with the Mariners in 2001, after playing over 1,200 games in Japan. He won the American League Rookie of the Year award and Most Valuable Player that year. Suzuki played for both the New York Yankees and Miami Marlins before returning to the Mariners in 2018. He had a .311 batting average, 3,089 hits, 117 home runs and 780 RBI. He was also a 10-time Gold Glove winner and a 10-time All-Star. Ichiro Suzuki, via statement
