Mizuno Brand Ambassador and Seattle Mariners Outfielder、Ichiro Suzuki, has recorded 200 hits 9th consecutive seasons
in Game 2 on Sunday, September 13th in Arlington against the Texas Rangers.

Since 1995, Ichiro has been under contract with Mizuno, who currently uses Mizuno ball gloves, bats and batting gloves.

To celebrate his achievement, Mizuno will start selling his commemorative items, such as T-shirts, sports towels, hand towels and caps in Japan.

Congratulatory messages from Akito Mizuno, president of Mizuno Corporation, Isokazu Kubota, Mastercraftsman for Professional Baseball Bats of Mizuno Technics Corporation and Tamio Nawa, Craftsman for Professional Baseball Bats, Mizuno Technics Corporation are as follows;

I would like to offer my words of congratulations to Ichiro for his achievement today.
I give my very respect for his great achievement from his efforts in daily training, and his concentration during matches.
I believe that Ichiro's passion, belief and commitment towards the game has lead to this great record.
Upto now we have been impressed many times by his performances, but this record is up there with one of the greatest.
I sincerely wish him the best from now and the future.

Akito Mizuno
president of Mizuno Corporation

I would like to congratulate Ichiro for his new record.
It is an honor for myself and my successor Nawa to witness such great moment.
To record 200 hits every season is not an easy thing, and we are very grateful to support his challenges, as well as our challenge to produce better products.
He has responded to our challenges in the best possible way, and we are very proud to be able to contribute.
I would like to offer the best wishes to him, and hope that he continues to build on his amazing record.

Isokazu Kubota
Mastercraftsman for Professional Baseball Bats
Mizuno Technics Corporation

I would like to offer my congratulatory words to Ichiro for his new record.
It is an honor for me to be able to support him for his baseball bat production.
I would like to continue giving my best to fulfill the needs for him to continue with his top performances.

Tamio Nawa
Craftsman for Professional Baseball Bats
Mizuno Technics Corporation