The Resume

(October 22, 1973- )
Played for the Seattle Mariners and New York Yankees
AL Rookie of the Year (2001)
Batted .350 as a rookie (2001)
Holds record for most hits in a season at 262 (2004)

Why he might be annoying:

He is unfairly considered a rookie (2001), although he won the batting title seven times in Japan.
He is only known by his first name 'Ichiro.'

Why he might not be annoying:

He became the first position major league baseball player from Japan.
He brought incredible interest to Japan about American baseball.
He helped lead the Seattle Mariners to a record 116-46 season (2001).
A Japanese magazine offered $2,000,000 for a nude picture of him.
He broke George Sisler's single season hits record, becoming the first Asian to hold an MLB record (2004).
He became the 30th player in MLB history to record 3,000 hits (August 7, 2016).

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 2004 - 100 Least Annoying (Ranked: 23)
• 2004 AL All-Star Team
• 2016 - 100 Most Annoying (Ranked: 98)
• 2021 - 100 Most Annoying (Ranked: 84)
• 3,000 Hit Club (Ranked: 3089)
• AL Batting Champs (Ranked: 2001)
• AL Batting Champs (Ranked: 2004)
• AL Golden Glove Winners - Outfielders (Ranked: 2010)
• AL Golden Glove Winners - Outfielders (Ranked: 2009)
• AL Golden Glove Winners - Outfielders (Ranked: 2008)
• AL Golden Glove Winners - Outfielders (Ranked: 2006)
• AL Golden Glove Winners - Outfielders (Ranked: 2005)
• AL Golden Glove Winners - Outfielders (Ranked: 2004)
• AL Golden Glove Winners - Outfielders (Ranked: 2003)
• AL Golden Glove Winners - Outfielders (Ranked: 2002)
• AL Golden Glove Winners - Outfielders (Ranked: 2001)
• AL Golden Glove Winners - Outfielders (Ranked: 2007)
• AL MVPs (Ranked: 2001)
• AL Rookie of the Year (Ranked: 2001)
• AL Silver Slugger - Outfielders (Ranked: 2001)
• AL Silver Slugger - Outfielders (Ranked: 2009)
• AL Silver Slugger - Outfielders (Ranked: 2007)
• Asian Hunks
• AskMen's Top 10 Rookie Seasons (Ranked: 10)
• Baseball Players
• Car Names
• Fielding Bible Award Winners: Outfielders (Ranked: 2006)
• Fielding Bible Award Winners: Outfielders (Ranked: 2009)
• Fielding Bible Award Winners: Outfielders (Ranked: 2010)
• Forbes Highest Paid Athletes [June 2012] (Ranked: 39)
• I am Left Handed - Male [Q-Z]
• I Married in 1999
• I Played For the Yankees and Mariners
• Look at Me, I'm a Helmet Head
• MLB All-Star Game MVPs (Ranked: 2007)
• New York Yankees
• Profiles 2501-2750 (Ranked: 2659)
• Seattle Mariners
• Sport's Illustrated's 101 Most Influential Minorites in Sports (Ranked: 54)
• Sports Illustrated's 20 Highest-Earning International Athletes [2010] (Ranked: 6)
• Women.com's 12 Sexiest Men in Sports [2004]
• Yahoo!'s Top 10 Baseball Player Searches [2003] (Ranked: 7)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 6 Votes: 83.33% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 200 Votes: 67.50% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 552 Votes: 59.24% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 102 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 66 Votes: 48.48% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 20 Votes: 45.00% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 28 Votes: 53.57% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 13 Votes: 46.15% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 198 Votes: 68.18% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 25 Votes: 52.00% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 41 Votes: 53.66% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 28 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 28 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 220 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 30 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 118 Votes: 46.61% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 155 Votes: 50.97% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 1399 Votes: 44.32% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 2186 Votes: 41.45% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 1525 Votes: 44.39% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 7121 Votes: 71.55% Annoying
In 2001, Out of 1897 Votes: 34.42% Annoying