Ichiro Suzuki could have been immortalized as a first-ballot Hall of Famer nearly a decade ago. He was last a full-time starter in 2012, at 38. He logged his 3,000th hit in 2016, when he was 42.

Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Ichiro Suzuki is seen on a tour prior to a news conference Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Cooperstown, N.Y. AP The comment elicited chuckles from Suzuki’s fellow ...

4. Be detailed. Respect your craft Ichiro always displayed sincere reverence for his equipment. His glove always sat in the same spot. His bats were sorted, organized, polished and leaned just so.

ICHIRO (VIA TRANSLATOR): “I’m not able to answer that yet. You know, other people voted me in. Other people decide how I was. And so that’s a tough one to answer.” He then listened to ...