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 ...

Ichiro Suzuki could have been immortalized as a first ... and other than a few lighthearted queries about his daring fashion sense, he didn’t entertain many questions that lacked substance.

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown on Tuesday afternoon. Suzuki earned 99.7 percent of the vote, compiling 393 of a ...

Chuck Solomon/Sports Illustrated Ichiro Suzuki liked to say he enjoyed hitting ... gentlemanly player in a period of the game when it was hardly the fashion to be quiet and gentlemanly.

Ichiro Suzuki and CC Sabathia were elected to Baseball’s Hall of Fame on Tuesday night, Suzuki in overwhelming fashion, while Billy Wagner made the most of his 10th and final appearance on the ...

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.