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This resolution honors Ichiro Suzuki, a groundbreaking Japanese baseball player who made significant contributions to professional baseball in both Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) and Major League Baseball (MLB). The resolution highlights Suzuki's extraordinary career achievements, including being the first Japanese-born position player in MLB history when he joined the Seattle Mariners in 2001, winning multiple awards such as the American League Rookie of the Year and MVP in his first season, and setting numerous records. Notably, Suzuki broke George Sisler's 84-year-old single-season hit record in 2004, accumulated 4,367 hits across NPB and MLB (a record unmatched in baseball history), and reached the 3,000-hit milestone in MLB. The resolution celebrates his 10 consecutive All-Star selections, 10 Gold Glove Awards, and his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2025 with 99.7 percent of the vote, becoming the first Asian-born and Japanese player to receive this honor. The Washington State House of Representatives formally recognizes Suzuki's remarkable achievements, his groundbreaking contributions to baseball, his profound impact on the Seattle Mariners, and his role in uniting fans and players across cultures and nations, ultimately resolving to transmit copies of the resolution to Suzuki and the Seattle Mariners.

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