Congratulating Ichiro Suzuki, outfielder for the Seattle Mariners, for becoming the third fastest player in the history of Major League Baseball to amass 2,500 hits.

Congratulates Ichiro Suzuki, outfielder for the Seattle Mariners, for becoming the third fastest player in the history of Major League Baseball to amass 2,500 hits.

[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 710 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 710

Congratulating Ichiro Suzuki, outfielder for the Seattle Mariners, for 
   becoming the third fastest player in the history of Major League 
                     Baseball to amass 2,500 hits.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 27, 2012

Mr. McDermott submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
            the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Congratulating Ichiro Suzuki, outfielder for the Seattle Mariners, for 
   becoming the third fastest player in the history of Major League 
                     Baseball to amass 2,500 hits.

Whereas Ichiro Suzuki reached this great milestone on June 19, 2012, against the 
        Arizona Diamondbacks;
Whereas Ichiro Suzuki moved to the United States in 2001 to play for the Seattle 
        Mariners, after playing 9 years for the Orix Blue Wave in Japan;
Whereas Ichiro Suzuki has 3,770 hits in his professional career when combining 
        his years in both the United States and Japanese professional baseball 
        leagues, trailing only Pete Rose (4,256) and Ty Cobb (4,191) as the most 
        ever in either country;
Whereas Ichiro Suzuki's baseball accomplishments include holding the record for 
        most hits in a single season (262), being tied for the most consecutive 
        200-hit seasons, being a 10-time Major League Baseball All-Star, winning 
        the Rookie of the Year Award (2001), winning the Most Valuable Player 
        Award (2001), winning 10 consecutive Gold Glove awards, and being the 
        third quickest of all time to 2,500 hits; and
Whereas the aforementioned accomplishments speak volumes to Ichiro Suzuki's 
        career and have proven him to be one of the most formidable offensive 
        and defensive baseball players in the United States and Japan over the 
        last 2 decades: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives recognizes and 
congratulates Ichiro Suzuki, outfielder for the Seattle Mariners, for 
becoming the third fastest player in the history of Major League 
Baseball to amass 2,500 hits.
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