It was a complete surprise to the kids to have Ichiro show up. Suzuki is one of just two (Fred Lynn in 1975) as the only players to win AL Rookie of the Year and AL MVP in the same season in 2001.

Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner elected ... voted to Cooperstown in 2015. “I hope kids around see that there is a chance that you can get here and it is possible, that size and ...