Holiday Auction Closing December 7 ,2019
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/7/2019
Offered is an Ichiro Suzuki signature on a Seattle Mariners home jersey. The former Mariners outfielder has signed his name in silver marker on the navy-blue number “5” of his number “51” on the back of a white Mariners jersey. Ichiro played 28 seasons combined in top-level professional leagues. He spent the bulk of his career with two teams: nine seasons with the Orix Blue Wave of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) in Japan, where he began his career, and 14 with the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball in the United States. In 2001, Ichiro became the first Japanese-born position player to be posted and signed to an MLB club. He led the American League in batting average and stolen bases en route to being named AL Rookie of the Year and AL MVP. This item comes with a full LOA from PSA/DNA (AG00476).