Ichiro Suzuki's No. 51 Mariners Jersey to Be Retired After MLB Legend Elected to HOF

Ichiro Suzuki received a special honor on Tuesday when he was elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Now, the team he spent most of his career with plans to honor him further.

The Seattle Mariners announced Tuesday that they will retire Suzuki's No. 51 jersey.

Suzuki spent 14 of his 19 MLB seasons with the Mariners.

The Mariners will retire Suzuki's number on Aug. 9 at T-Mobile Park. The ceremony will be a part of "Ichiro Hall of Fame Weekend" from Aug. 8 through Aug. 10 when Seattle hosts the Tampa Bay Rays.

Suzuki will join Ken Griffey Jr., Edgar Martinez and Jackie Robinson as the only players to have their jersey numbers retired by the Mariners.

"For nearly a quarter of a century, Ichiro has been an integral part of the Seattle Mariners organization," Mariners chairman and managing partner John Stanton said, per MarinersBlog. "And today's announcement will assure that his number will be proudly displayed in T-Mobile Park forever as he aptly joins Ken and Edgar as Mariners in the Hall of Fame."

In Suzuki's 19 MLB seasons, he was named to 10 All-Star teams and won 10 Gold Glove awards and three Silver Slugger awards. He was the American League batting champ twice and led the AL in stolen bases once.

In 2001, Suzuki won both AL MVP and AL Rookie of the Year when he collected 242 hits, 34 doubles, eight triples, eight home runs, 69 RBI and 53 stolen bases while recording a .350 batting average. Suzuki also holds the record for the most hits in a single season with 262.

Suzuki fell one vote shy of earning a unanimous selection into the Hall of Fame, receiving 393 of 394 votes. He is the first Japanese-born player elected into the Hall of Fame.

Suzuki, along with CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner, will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on July 27 in Cooperstown, New York.