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Ichiro won seven straight Pacific League batting titles in Japan, beginning in 1994. Last year (2000) was one of his best for the Orix Blue Wave. He finished with an impressive .387 average, 12 home runs, 73 runs batted in and 21 stolen bases. In nine seasons in Japan, he hit .353 with 118 homers and 529 RBI.
