Miami Marlins right fielder Ichiro Suzuki wore this home jersey during the Marlins 3-2 extra-inning loss to the Atlanta Braves on June 21st, 2016. Ichiro went 2-4, singling both in the bottom of the fifth and 10th innings. This was the right fielder’s 2,981st and 2,982nd hits of his career, and the 4,270th of his overall career when accounting for his statistics with the Orix Blue Wave of NPB. This hit extended Ichiro’s lead over Pete Rose for the most hits of all-time in professional baseball, further surpassing Rose’s 4,256 career hits. Later in 2016, Ichiro eclipsed the 3,000 hit mark in the Majors, finishing the season with 3,030 career hits. The 2001 American League Rookie of the Year and MVP is a surefire Hall of Famer for is contributions to baseball across two continents.

     This white Marlins jersey features “MIAMI” sewn across the front in black, orange, blue, silver and yellow tackle twill. “ICHIRO” is sewn across the back shoulders in black and silver tackle twill, above Ichiro’s number “51”, which is sewn on in black, orange, and silver tackle twill. A Marlins “M” logo patch is sewn on the left sleeve. The collar and sleeves are ringed with an orange band, while a vinyl MLB logo has been applied to the back outside collar. A Majestic Authentic size “42” tag has been applied to the front left tail and a separate bar code tag has been applied to the inner front right tail that reads “#51 2016 42C +0.25 S1564”. This jersey shows light game use and Ichiro signed the “5” digit on the back in silver marker, adding the inscription “#51” on the “5” and “16 GU” on the “1”. This item comes with a MLB Authenticated hologram (JB 332443) for the use of this jersey by Ichiro during the June 21st game and a LOA from JSA (Z45709) for his signature.

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