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 […]
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 […]