Ichiro Suzuki had a legendary career in both Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) in Japan and Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States. We have put together an Ichiro Suzuki quiz for you to test your knowledge of his career. This includes some specific questions about things that he has done in his career. As a result, only baseball nerds will be able to get a perfect score.
Ichiro Suzuki Quiz
Instructions: All you have to do is answer the trivia questions below and at the very end of the quiz, it will let you know what you scored.
When was the first year that Ichiro played in the MLB?
True or False: Ichiro did NOT win the AL Rookie of the Year award
How many times did Ichiro win the AL MVP award in his career?
How many times did Ichiro win the World Series during his career?
What number did Ichiro wear as a member of the New York Yankees?
Which team did Ichiro get his 3000th career hit against in 2016?
True Or False: Ichiro became the first person to hit an inside-the-park-homerun during an MLB All-Star Game
How many straight years did Ichiro win the Gold Glove Award?
True Or False: Ichiro never got more than 50 stolen bases in a single season
What year did Ichiro break the MLB record for most hits in a single season?
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Questions And Answers
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1) When was the first year that Ichiro played in the MLB?
Ichiro’s first season in the MLB came in the 2001 season. The Mariners ended up losing to the New York Yankees in the ALCS to end Ichiro’s rookie season.
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2) True or False: Ichiro did NOT win the AL Rookie of the Year award
This is false as Ichiro did win the AL Rookie of the Year for 2001.
3) How many times did Ichiro win the AL MVP award in his career?
Ichiro won the AL MVP award one time in his career. This came for the 2001 season.
4) How many times did Ichiro win the World Series during his career?
Ichiro did not win the World Series in his career.
5) What number did Ichiro wear as a member of the New York Yankees?
Ichiro wore #31 as a member of the New York Yankees. He wore #51 before and after this.
6) Which team did Ichiro get his 3000th career hit against in 2016?
Ichiro got his 3000th hit of his MLB career off Chris Rusin of the Colorado Rockies. This came on August 7th, 2016 and Ichiro became only the 30th player in MLB history to accomplish the feat.
7) True Or False: Ichiro became the first person to hit an inside-the-park-homerun during an MLB All-Star Game
This is true as Ichiro hit an inside-the-park-homerun in the 2007 MLB All Star Game. As a result, he became the first player to hit an inside-the-park home run in any MLB All-Star Game.
8) How many straight years did Ichiro win the Gold Glove Award?
Ichiro won the Gold Glove award for 10 straight years (2001–2010).
9) True Or False: Ichiro never got more than 50 stolen bases in a single season
This is false as he got 56 stolen bases in his rookie year. He would subsequently not get over 50 in any other season though.
10) What year did Ichiro break the MLB record for most hits in a single season?
In 2004, Ichiro beat George Sisler’s 84-year-old record for most hits in a single season. He hit 262 during the year.
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