Ichiro Suzuki’s 3,089 hits, 509 stolen bases and 10 Gold Glove Awards tell only part of the story of a player who didn’t appear in a big league game until he was 27 years old. A legend in Japan before he ever appeared in the majors, Ichiro had a passion for baseball like few before or since.

2 days ago · The Hall of Fame voter who declined to select Ichiro Suzuki remains a mystery. All 321 voters who allowed their ballots to be made public Tuesday by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America selected the Japanese star.

Jan 22, 2025 · SEATTLE -- For Ichiro Suzuki, whose baseball career defied convention and shattered records, his induction into the Hall of Fame has long felt less like a crowning achievement and more like an inevitable conclusion to one of …

Jan 23, 2025 · Prior to taking questions from the media, Ichiro, Sabathia and Wagner donned the jersey and cap of their final team, the greatest team ever assembled, the Hall of Fame team. Hall of Fame Weekend 2025 will be held July 25-28 in Cooperstown, with the Class of 2025 to be inducted on Sunday, July 27, on the grounds of the Clark Sports Center.

Jan 21, 2025 · Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner reached the necessary 75% support on the Baseball Writers' Association of America Hall of Fame ballot in results revealed Tuesday night on MLB Network. Suzuki and Sabathia were on the ballot for the first time, while Wagner made it in his 10th and final year.

Jan 22, 2025 · Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for baseball’s Hall of Fame, falling one vote shy of unanimous when he was elected along with CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner.

Jan 23, 2025 · Only one man has ever been elected to the Hall of Fame who could shrink that journey: Ichiro Suzuki. But even he hasn’t fully grasped that fact yet. On Thursday, he strolled gracefully...

Jan 23, 2025 · To watch Ichiro Suzuki hit ’em where they weren’t for all those years was to have a front-row seat at the intersection of athleticism and artistry. ... Ichiro knows how Hall of Fame voting ...

Jan 21, 2025 · His major-league seasons matched precisely with Ichiro Suzuki’s, from 2001 through 2019. But while Suzuki, the wizardly hit king, has made seven pilgrimages to the Baseball Hall of Fame ...

Jan 24, 2024 · Ichiro Suzuki headlines the group of players who are eligible for Hall of Fame voting a year from now. That ballot is also expected to include Cy Young Award winners CC Sabathia and Hernández — and the final chance for reliever Billy Wagner, who fell five votes short this time. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)