Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese player to gain entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame — and yet the moment fell narrowly shy of even more history. Suzuki, a no-doubt, first-ballot Hall of ...
Eee-chee-row!” Seattle’s singular star, known worldwide by a single name, has achieved baseball’s highest honor – and he did so in historic fashion. Ichiro fell one vote shy of becoming ...
NEW YORK — Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for baseball’s Hall of Fame, falling one vote shy of unanimous when he was elected Tuesday along with CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner.