Darrin Beene is entering his seventh year at The News Tribune, having covered the Tacoma Rainiers in 2005 and Major League Baseball for two years before that. Beene, a former assistant sports editor at The News Tribune, also worked for the Los Angeles Daily News and Los Angeles Times. He lives in the South Sound with his wife and two children.
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Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki today won his sixth consecutive American League Gold Glove Award.
Ichiro, 33, has won a Gold Glove in each of his first six Major League seasons. He finished fifth in the American League (min: 140 games) with a .992 fielding percentage, making just three errors in 376 chances this season (364 putouts), playing both right field (121 games, 120 starts) and center field (39 games, 38 starts). Ichiro ranked tied for 11th in the American League with nine outfield assists.
Over 938 games since 2001, Ichiro's .994 fielding percentage is the highest among Major League outfielders who have played in more than 450 games. He has made 14 errors in 2,195 career chances with 59 outfield assists. Ichiro won seven consecutive Gold Glove Awards while playing for the Orix Blue Wave in Japan.
Today's announcement extends the streak of a Mariner winning a Gold Glove to 20 consecutive seasons, the longest current streak in the Majors. Atlanta and Texas hold the next longest streaks at 15 years. Seattle's streak dates back to 1987, when pitcher Mark Langston became the first Mariner ever to win a Gold Glove.
The Rawlings Gold Glove Award is presented annually to 18 players, one for each position, in both the American and National Leagues. Winners are chosen by Major League managers and coaches.
The AL Gold Glove team:
Kenny Rogers, Detroit Pitcher
Ivan Rodriguez, Detroit Catcher
Mark Teixeira, Texas First Base
Mark Grudzielanek, Kansas City Second Base
Eric Chavez, Oakland Third Base
Derek Jeter, New York Shortstop
Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle Outfield
Torii Hunter, Minnesota Outfield
Vernon Wells, Toronto Outfield
