Mariners sign Ichiro to four-year deal

Published 9:00 pm Wednesday, December 17, 2003

SEATTLE – The Seattle Mariners reached agreement today on a four-year contract with right-fielder Ichiro Suzuki.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed by the team.

Suzuki, 30, has had more than 200 hits in each of his first three major-league seasons. He has a career .328 average with 121 stolen bases.

Last season Suzuki hit .312, went to the All Star game for a third time and collected his third straight Gold Glove.

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