Ichiro Suzuki was one of the most talented international baseball players to ever play in the Major Leagues. By the time he got to the United States in 2001, he was already one of the best players in the Japanese league Nippon Professional Baseball. Yet there were still questions on whether or not he would succeed in MLB due to …
1977 1992 1999 Seattle Mariners Team Formation To keep the league with an even number of teams, a formal expansion proceeding was held, with a second team, the Blue Jays, being awarded to the city of Toronto also allowing both leagues to place a team in Canada; the National League’s Montreal Expos having been established in 1969. The new Seattle …