Ichiro will go into the Hall of Fame as professional baseball’s all-time leader in hits with 4,367 (3,089 in MLB and 1,278 in Japan) — more even than Pete Rose's 4,256. He broke George Sisler ...

Ichiro Suzuki had a busy Tuesday night. First, he was announced as an inductee into the National Baseball Hall of Fame as part of its class of 2025. Moments later, the Seattle Mariners announced ...

At a Hall of Fame news conference, Ichiro joined the ranks of many people around the globe in wondering why he didn’t get that one vote. ... has chronicled baseball at The Athletic and MLB Network.

Former Seattle Mariners baseball player Ichiro Suzuki meets with the news media, Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, in Seattle the day before his induction into the Mariners' Hall of Fame. (John Froschauer/AP) ...

Seattle’s franchise icon was beginning a 16-minute speech -- which he gave in English -- in conjunction with being enshrined in the Mariners Hall of Fame. “Even though I retired as an active player, ...

I’ve been voting since 1992 and long ago I came to the conclusion it’s the Hall of Fame, not the Hall of the Very Good. Ichiro is an all-time great and a sure first-ballot selection. Despite ...

It’s tempting to say Ichiro Suzuki, with his detached sense of cool, record-breaking hitting prowess and 28 seasons of excellence on both sides of the globe, was made for the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Ichiro received 99.7% of the vote, meaning just one Hall of Fame voter left him off their ballot. As such, former New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera remains the only player to ever get the nod ...

Ichiro Suzuki's lengthy baseball career is Hall of Fame worthy — nearly unanimously so. The Japanese superstar was voted into Cooperstown on Tuesday, coming up one vote short of being the second ...

As far as Ichiro goes, he was a lock for the Hall of Fame. In 2,653 MLB games, he had racked up 3,089 hits, 647 walks, 509 stolen bases, and a career slash line of .311/.355/.402. However, his ...

Ichiro will go into the Hall of Fame as professional baseball’s all-time leader in hits with 4,367 (3,089 in MLB and 1,278 in Japan) — more even than Pete Rose's 4,256. He broke George Sisler ...