Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-127) and index.
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Ichiro-mania -- Ichiro's childhood -- The history of baseball in Japan -- "Human batting machine"--Ichiro goes pro -- The wizard-rookie year with the Mariners -- High expectations--the 2002 and 2003 seasons -- 2004 : a year for the record books -- The 2005 and 2006 seasons : some things change and others don't.
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When right fielder Ichiro Suzuki signed a contract with the Seattle Mariners in 2000, he became the first everyday position player from Japan to enter Major League Baseball.