Editing Ichiro Suzuki (section)

====2010====
[[File:Ichiro Suzuki 2010.jpg|alt=|thumb|Suzuki batting in 2010]]
Suzuki's 37 career leadoff home runs rank 13th all time, {{As of|2024|lc=y}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Most Career MLB Leadoff Home Runs |url=https://www.statmuse.com/mlb/ask/most-career-mlb-leadoff-home-runs |access-date=2025-03-17 |website=StatMuse |language=en}}</ref> Nevertheless, in 2009, Suzuki told ''The New York Times'':

<blockquote>Chicks who dig home runs aren't the ones who appeal to me. I think there's sexiness in infield hits because they require technique. I'd rather impress the chicks with my technique than with my brute strength. Then, every now and then, just to show I can do that, too, I might flirt a little by hitting one out.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/23/sports/baseball/23ichiro.html?_r=2 | work=The New York Times | title=Mariners' Suzuki on a First-Name Basis With Records | first=Brad | last=Lefton | date=August 23, 2009 | access-date=February 16, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108200406/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/23/sports/baseball/23ichiro.html?_r=2 | archive-date=January 8, 2017 | url-status=live }}</ref></blockquote>

After playing in the season opener against the [[Oakland Athletics]], Suzuki became eligible for [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Hall of Fame]] consideration, by playing in his tenth MLB season.<ref name="HOFe">{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100406&content_id=9109220&notebook_id=9109756&vkey=notebook_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea|title=Ichiro eligible for Hall consideration|last=Street|first=Jim|date=6 April 2010|website=[[MLB.com]]|access-date=8 April 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100410110702/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100406&content_id=9109220&notebook_id=9109756&vkey=notebook_sea&fext=.jsp&c_id=sea|archive-date=10 April 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> On 5 June 2010, Suzuki scored his 1,000th career MLB run against the Angels on [[Franklin Gutierrez]]'s RBI groundout. On 1 September 2010, Suzuki also collected his 2,200th hit, a leadoff infield single against [[Cleveland Indians]] pitcher [[Josh Tomlin]].

During the August 2010 series against the [[New York Yankees]], Suzuki traveled to the [[Calvary Cemetery (Queens, New York)|Calvary Cemetery]] in [[Queens]], New York, to pay his respects at the grave of Hall-of-Famer [[Willie Keeler|"Wee Willie" Keeler]], whose record for single-season hits he had broken in 2004.<ref>Dave Neihaus, FSNW television broadcast of Seattle Mariners vs New York Yankees, 21 August 2010</ref>

On 23 September, Suzuki hit a single to center field against [[Toronto Blue Jays]] pitcher [[Shawn Hill]] to become the first MLB player in history to reach the 200 hit mark for 10 consecutive seasons. This feat also tied him with [[Pete Rose]] for the most career seasons of 200+ hits, and he surpassed [[Ty Cobb]] for most career seasons of 200+ hits in the AL. He finished the season with 214 hits, topping the MLB in that category. Suzuki also finished the season "ironman" style, playing in all 162 games. Only Suzuki and [[Matt Kemp]] did so for the 2010 season. This was Suzuki's 3rd season playing in all 162 games. Also, Suzuki was nominated for the [[This Year in Baseball Awards|This Year in Baseball Award]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101013&content_id=15614006&vkey=news_sea&c_id=sea |title=Ichiro, King Felix up for TYIB Awards |publisher=Seattle.mariners.mlb.com |access-date=31 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101020211321/http://seattle.mariners.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101013&content_id=15614006&vkey=news_sea&c_id=sea |archive-date=20 October 2010 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> Suzuki finished first or second in hits in all of his first 10 MLB seasons.

Suzuki won his tenth consecutive [[Rawlings Gold Glove Award]] in 2010, tying [[Ken Griffey Jr.]], [[Andruw Jones]], and [[Al Kaline]], and trailing only Roberto Clemente and Willie Mays (twelve each) for major league outfielders.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101109&content_id=16041500&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb |title=Ichiro wins 10th straight Gold Glove |publisher=Mlb.mlb.com |date=29 October 2010 |access-date=31 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101111172822/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101109&content_id=16041500&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb |archive-date=11 November 2010 |url-status=live  }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101027&content_id=15864376&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb |title=Hunter, Ichiro each seeking 10th AL Gold Glove |work=Major League Baseball |publisher=Mlb.mlb.com |access-date=31 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101110222147/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20101027&content_id=15864376&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb |archive-date=10 November 2010 |url-status=live  }}</ref> Suzuki also won his second consecutive and third overall [[Fielding Bible Award]] for his statistically based defensive excellence in right field.<ref name=gleeman>{{cite news
| title = Yadier Molina leads fifth annual "Fielding Bible Awards"
| first = Aaron
| last = Gleeman
| author-link = Aaron Gleeman
| url = http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/11/01/yadier-molina-leads-fifth-annual-fielding-bible-awards/
| work = NBCSports.com
| date = 1 November 2010
| access-date = 11 November 2010
| quote = For those of us who have come to more or less ignore Gold Glove awards as a meaningful way to measure defensive excellence, the fifth annual Fielding Bible Awards were announced today.
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101103232951/http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/11/01/yadier-molina-leads-fifth-annual-fielding-bible-awards/
| archive-date = 3 November 2010
| url-status = dead
}}</ref> Suzuki was the first right fielder in MLB history to win multiple Bible awards.