Hall of Fame first baseman George Sisler died in 1973 in Richmond Heights, Mo. Ichiro Suzuki was born the very same year, with little fanfare, across the globe in Kasugai, Japan. Their paths could ...

Ichiro, accompanied by his wife, Yumiko, and some friends, laid flowers at Sisler's grave, at Des Peres Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Sisler, a Hall of Famer, died on March 26, 1973.

One day after breaking the record for hits in a season, Ichiro Suzuki received a few congratulatory souvenirs Saturday from representatives of the Baseball Hall of Fame. Suzuki was presented with a… ...