Ichiro Suzuki 1 vote shy of becoming unanimous Hall of Famer, prompting social media uproar: ‘Moronic’

On Tuesday night, it became almost certain that Ichiro Suzuki would be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. The only question was whether his election would be unanimous. As a result of 394 baseball journalists submitting their votes, he received 99.7% of the votes, just one vote short. That's the same total Derek Jeter […]
Alex Rodriguez congratulates ex-Yankee teammates for Hall of Fame inductions

Alex Rodriguez is not scheduled to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, but he was happy to congratulate those who did. The former Yankees infielder congratulated the three members of the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class announced Tuesday night. CC Sabathia, Ichiro Suzuki and Billy Wagner will be enshrined in Cooperstown after collecting […]
Carlos Beltran just misses out on Baseball Hall of Fame in 2025

Carlos Beltran will have to wait at least another year for a chance to be enshrined in Cooperstown after missing out on being inducted into the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class announced Tuesday night. And one of his former managers is not pleased. Beltran, who played 20 years in MLB with the Mets, Royals, […]
Ichiro Suzuki’s Hall of Fame entry leaves media searching for ‘numbskull’

After the Baseball Hall of Fame's 2025 class was announced on Tuesday, everyone had the same question. Who is the only person who did not vote for Ichiro Suzuki? The Japanese superstar, along with former Yankees great CC Sabathia and former Mets closer Billy Wagner, cast more than enough votes for the Cooperstown nominee, just […]
Ichiro, Sabathia, Wagner inducted to Baseball Hall of Fame

Few Americans knew what to expect from Ichiro Suzuki when he first arrived in the United States in 2001. He was an otherworldly hitter in Japan, tearing up the NPB with a triple slash of .353/.421/.522 over nine seasons and winning the championship. Won the batting title for seven consecutive years and Pacific League MVP […]
Sabathia, Ichiro lead 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class

The 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class will represent New York. CC Sabathia, in his first year of eligibility, and Billy Wagner, in his final year of voting, join newcomer Ichiro Suzuki as a trio of Hall of Famers with ties to the Big Apple. In results released Tuesday, all three received more than 75 […]
Ichiro Suzuki enters Baseball Hall of Fame in near-unanimous fashion

Ichiro Suzuki's long baseball career is almost unanimously worthy of induction into the Hall of Fame. The Japanese superstar was voted into Cooperstown on Tuesday, falling one vote short of the second player, who received 100 percent of the vote. Suzuki received 393 out of 394 votes, a vote percentage of 99.7%, which tied him […]
Ichiro Suzuki headlines newest Baseball Hall of Fame class, 2 others elected to Cooperstown

Three more plaques will be installed at the National Baseball Hall of Fame this summer. Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner were awarded the sport's highest honor on Tuesday and are headed to Cooperstown. Ichiro is the first Japanese-born player to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. He received 99.7% of the votes […]
Baseball Hall of Fame voting: The Post’s 2025 ballots

Ahead of Tuesday's announcement of the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class, Post voters released their ballots. The result boded well for the three players. All 10 of the paper's voters checked CC Sabathia and Ichiro, and 9 out of 10 chose Carlos Beltrán, which means these three are the 75 percent standard for induction […]
Ichiro on pace to become second unanimous baseball Hall of Famer

Mariano Rivera may soon have some company. As of Monday, Ichiro Suzuki had received all the ballots released by poll tracker Ryan Thibodeau (Bluesky's @NotMrTibbs). If things go as planned when the Baseball Writers Association of America releases final results on Tuesday, Ichiro will become the first Japanese-born player to be inducted into the Hall […]