Richard Dawson was not born on November 20th, 1932.
, often referred to mononymously as , is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball -LRB- MLB -RRB- .. Miami Marlins. Miami Marlins. baseball. baseball. mononymously. mononymously. professional baseball. professional baseball. outfielder. outfielder. Major League Baseball. Major League Baseball. With 26 seasons combined in top level professional leagues , he has spent the bulk of his career with two teams  : nine seasons with the Orix Blue Wave of Nippon Professional Baseball -LRB- NPB -RRB- in Japan , where he began his career , and 12 with the Seattle Mariners of MLB in the United States .. Japan. Japan. Seattle Mariners. Seattle Mariners. Orix Blue Wave. Orix Blue Wave. Nippon Professional Baseball. Nippon Professional Baseball. After playing for the Mariners , he played two and a half seasons in MLB with the New York Yankees .. New York Yankees. New York Yankees. Ichiro has established a number of batting records , including MLB 's single-season record for hits with 262 .. single-season record for hits. List of Major League Baseball hit records. He achieved 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons , the longest streak by any player in history .. Between his major league career in both Japan and the United States , Ichiro has the most hits by any player in top tier professional leagues .. Japan. Japan. In his combined playing time in NPB and MLB , Ichiro received 17 consecutive selections both as an All-Star and Gold Glove winner , won nine league batting titles and been named Most Valuable Player -LRB- MVP -RRB- four times .. All-Star. MLBASG. MVP. Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award. While playing in NPB , he won seven consecutive batting titles and three consecutive Pacific League MVP Awards .. Pacific League. Pacific League. MVP Awards. Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award. MVP. Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award. In 2001 , Ichiro became the first Japanese-born position player to be posted and signed to an MLB club .. 2001 MLB All-Star Game. position player. position player. posted. Posting system. He led the American League -LRB- AL -RRB- in batting average and stolen bases en route to being named AL Rookie of the Year and AL MVP .. AL MVP. AL MVP. AL Rookie of the Year. AL Rookie of the Year. American League. American League. batting average. batting average. stolen bases. stolen bases. Rookie of the Year. MLB Rookie of the Year Award. MVP. Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award. Ichiro is the first MLB player to enter the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame -LRB- The Golden Players Club -RRB- .. He is a ten-time MLB All-Star and won the 2007 All-Star Game MVP Award for a three-hit performance that included the event 's first-ever inside-the-park home run .. All-Star. MLBASG. MVP. Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award. MLB All-Star. Major League Baseball All-Star Game. 2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. All-Star Game MVP Award. Major League Baseball All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award. inside-the-park home run. inside-the-park home run. Ichiro won a Rawlings Gold Glove Award in each of his first ten years in the majors , and has had an American League record seven hitting streaks of 20 or more games , with a high of 27 .. Gold Glove Award. Rawlings Gold Glove Award. American League. American League. Rawlings Gold Glove Award. Rawlings Gold Glove Award. Ichiro also leads all active players in singles with 2,440 and in stolen bases with 508 .. stolen bases. stolen bases. He is also noted for his longevity , continuing to produce at a high level with batting , slugging , and on-base percentages above .300 in 2016 while approaching 43 years of age .. On August 7 , 2016 , Ichiro notched the 3000th hit of his MLB career off Chris Rusin of the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field , becoming only the 30th player ever to do so .. 3000th hit. 3,000 hit club. In total he has over 4,300 hits in his career .. On October 4 , the Marlins exercised their 2017 option with Ichiro .. The move will guarantee Ichiro $ 2 million in 2017 , and includes a further team option for 2018 .