“He is somebody I admire and look up to,” Ohtani said through interpreter Will Ireton after matching Ichiro’s mark in September. Suzuki and Ohtani never got to share the diamond as MLB ...

311. Ichiro made his major league debut in 2001 for the Seattle Mariners and won the Rookie of the Year and MVP, becoming only the second player to do so. Shohei Ohtani IG story (Image Source ...

[Ichiro Suzuki] made time for me. From that, I came away in better shape, both in terms of attitude and approach. I am so grateful to him," said Ohtani. Not only did Suzuki help Ohtani with his ...

In doing so, though, Ohtani was merely honoring the models of the past. In 2001, Ichiro, not long after he arrived in the U.S., was asked the name of his dog at a press conference. He declined to say.

For Ichiro Suzuki, whose baseball career defied convention and shattered records, his induction into the Hall of Fame has ...

Ichiro received 393 of the eligible 394 votes ... Walter Johnson got 83.62% of the vote. How About Ohtani, Judge, and Soto In The Future? It won’t be long before pitchers like Justin Verlander ...

Newly elected Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki spoke Friday of his excitement about Major League Baseball staging its ...

And when you point them toward the field, Shohei Ohtani and his countrymen are among the most magnetic attractions in the game. But it all started with Ichiro. He turned baseball upside-down.

Brian Cashman was asked why the Dodgers had more success luring Japanese free agents the last two offseasons, and pointed to ...

MLB's season-opening Tokyo Series between the Dodgers and Cubs on March 18-19 will be broadcast on FOX/FS1. Here's what we know.

This begs the question; if someone like Shohei Ohtani continues on his scorching Hall of Fame path, will he join Jeter, Ichiro, and Griffey? At that stage, one would ask if there will ever be a ...

referring to current top MLB star Shohei Ohtani. Ichiro was 27 when he made his debut with the Mariners in 2001, becoming the first Japanese position player, as opposed to a pitcher, to play in ...