Editing Ichiro Suzuki (section)

====2015====
On 23 January 2015, Suzuki agreed to a one-year, $2 million contract with the [[2015 Miami Marlins season|Miami Marlins]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://m.mlb.com/news/article/107247704/source-ichiro-suzuki-marlins-agree-to-one-year-deal |title=Source: Ichiro, Marlins agree to 1-year deal |last=Berry |first=Adam |work=MLB.com |date=23 January 2015 |access-date=23 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123214920/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/107247704/source-ichiro-suzuki-marlins-agree-to-one-year-deal |archive-date=23 January 2015 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> The Marlins originally planned for him to be their fourth outfielder, but he finished the season with 439 [[plate appearances]] due to team injuries—primarily [[Giancarlo Stanton]], who suffered a season-ending injury on 26 June.<ref name=waldstein_10032015>{{cite news |last=Waldstein |first=David |title=Ichiro Suzuki Aiming at Age 50 (but First, 3,000 Hits) |date=3 October 2015 |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/04/sports/baseball/ichiro-suzuki-aiming-at-age-50-but-first-3000-hits.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007024154/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/04/sports/baseball/ichiro-suzuki-aiming-at-age-50-but-first-3000-hits.html?_r=0 |archive-date=7 October 2015 |url-status=live  }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Schoenfield |first=David |title=2015 offseason preview: Miami Marlins |date=11 November 2015 |website=ESPN.com |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/66216/2015-offseason-preview-miami-marlins |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151113071440/http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/66216/2015-offseason-preview-miami-marlins |archive-date=13 November 2015 |url-status=live  }}</ref> On 25 April, Suzuki scored his 1,310th major league run, which, combined with the 658 runs he scored in Japan, surpassed the record for runs scored by a Japanese player set by [[Sadaharu Oh]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=350425128 |title=Koehler, Marlins win 4th in a row, beat Nationals 8–0 |date=25 April 2015 |access-date=25 April 2015 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=ESPN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425225509/http://espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=350425128 |archive-date=25 April 2015 |url-status=live  }}</ref> On 18 June, he was batting .294 after playing in 64 of the Marlins' 68 games, but his average fell to .229 by season's end.<ref name=waldstein_10032015/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ichiro Suzuki 2015 Batting Game Logs |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/gl.fcgi?id=suzukic01&t=b&year=2015 |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> On 14 August at [[Busch Stadium]], Suzuki singled off [[2015 St. Louis Cardinals season|St. Louis Cardinals]] starter [[John Lackey]] to earn his 4,192nd top-level hit, passing [[Ty Cobb]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Zunavich |first=Adam |url=http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mlb/miami-marlins/article31234787.html |title=Ichiro surpasses Ty Cobb in hits but Marlins fall to Cardinals |work=[[Miami Herald]] |date=15 August 2015 |access-date=16 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151101223438/http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mlb/miami-marlins/article31234787.html |archive-date=1 November 2015 |url-status=live  }}</ref> On 29 July, Suzuki recorded his 2,900th major league hit, against [[2015 Washington Nationals season|Washington Nationals]] pitcher [[Doug Fister]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2015/07/29/ichiro-hit-milestone-not-enough-in-marlins-7-2-loss-to-nats/30866877/|title=Ichiro hit milestone not enough in Marlins 7-2 loss to Nats|work=[[USA Today]]|agency=Associated Press|date=29 July 2015|access-date=22 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422153744/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2015/07/29/ichiro-hit-milestone-not-enough-in-marlins-7-2-loss-to-nats/30866877/|archive-date=22 April 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> On 18 August, Suzuki had his first four-hit game since 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-08-19 |title=Suzuki's 4 hits lift Marlins past Brewers 9-6 |url=https://apnews.com/fl-state-wire-wi-state-wire-65d537d4b38846898f0b5000da6ae635 |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> On 31 August, against the [[2015 Atlanta Braves season|Atlanta Braves]], Suzuki scored his 2,000th professional run, combining his runs scored in MLB (1,342) and in Japan's NPB (658).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/ichiro-has-scored-2000-professional-runs/c-146587096 |title=Ichiro has scored 2000 professional runs |work=Major League Baseball |date=31 August 2015 |access-date=6 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005165032/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/146587096/ichiro-has-scored-2000-professional-runs |archive-date=5 October 2015 |url-status=live  }}</ref> On 5 September, Suzuki recorded his 100th right field assist in the major leagues.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/ichiro-suzuki-gets-100th-right-field-assist/c-147680038 |title=Ichiro Suzuki gets 100th right-field assist |work=Major League Baseball |date=6 September 2015 |access-date=6 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005161849/http://m.mlb.com/news/article/147680038/ichiro-suzuki-gets-100th-right-field-assist |archive-date=5 October 2015 |url-status=live  }}</ref> In the season finale against the [[2016 Philadelphia Phillies season|Philadelphia Phillies]] on 4 October, he made his major league pitching debut, completing the final inning and allowing one run and two hits in a 7–2 loss.<ref name=FSAP>{{cite news |title=Ichiro pitches inning in relief for Marlins |url=http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/ichiro-rivera-star-outfielder-pitches-inning-in-relief-for-marlins-100415 |access-date=4 October 2015 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |work=[[Fox Sports]] |date=4 October 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102095626/http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/ichiro-rivera-star-outfielder-pitches-inning-in-relief-for-marlins-100415 |archive-date=2 January 2016 |url-status=live  }}</ref> For the 2015 season, he batted .229/.282/.279 with 11 stolen bases.<ref name=bf>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/suzukic01.shtml|title=Ichiro Suzuki|work=[[Baseball-Reference]]|year=2018|access-date=25 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090518030310/http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/suzukic01.shtml|archive-date=18 May 2009|url-status=live}}</ref>