Awards and Notable Accomplishments
- Most Valuable Player Award: Ichiro Suzuki, 2001 AL
- Rookie of the Year: Hideo Nomo, 1995 NL; Kazuhiro Sasaki, 2000 AL; Ichiro Suzuki, 2001 AL
- Gold Glove Award: Ichiro Suzuki, 10 times, 2001–2010 AL OF
- Silver Slugger Award: Ichiro Suzuki, 3 times, 2001, 2007, 2009
- All-Star Game MVP: Ichiro Suzuki, 2007
- World Series MVP: Hideki Matsui, 2009
- Player of the Month: Ichiro Suzuki, August 2004 AL; Hideki Matsui, July 2007 AL
- Pitcher of the Month: Hideo Nomo, twice, June 1995 & September 1996 NL; Hideki Irabu, twice, May 1998 & July 1999 AL
- Rookie of the Month: Ichiro Suzuki, 5 times, April, May, June, August, September 2001 AL; Kazuhisa Ishii, April 2002 NL; Hideki Matsui, June 2003 AL; Hideki Okajima, April 2007 AL; Yu Darvish, April 2012 AL
- Player of the Week: Hideki Matsui, 4 times, June 23–29, 2003, May 24–30, 2004, June 14–20, 2005, July 18–24, 2011 AL; Ichiro Suzuki, 4 times, August 2–8, 2004, May 29-June 4, 2006, September 20–26, 2010, September 17-23, 2012 AL
- MLB Players Association Outstanding Player of the Year Award: Ichiro Suzuki, 2004 AL
- MLB Players Association Outstanding Rookie of the Year Award: Ichiro Suzuki, 2001 AL
- Sporting News Rookie Player of the Year Award: Ichiro Suzuki, 2001 AL
- Sporting News Rookie Pitcher of the Year Award: Hideo Nomo, 1995 NL, Kazuhiro Sasaki, 2000 AL
- MLB.com Defensive Player of the Year Award: Ichiro Suzuki, 2005
- MLB.com Setup Man of the Year Award: Hideki Okajima, 2007
Read more about this topic: List Of Major League Baseball Players From Japan
Famous quotes containing the word notable:
“Every notable advance in technique or organization has to be paid for, and in most cases the debit is more or less equivalent to the credit. Except of course when it’s more than equivalent, as it has been with universal education, for example, or wireless, or these damned aeroplanes. In which case, of course, your progress is a step backwards and downwards.”
—Aldous Huxley (1894–1963)