2025 is particularly special though, because Ichiro Suzuki received an astounding 99.7% of the possible votes, making him the first-ever Japanese-born player to earn the honor, all while leaving ...

During the gestation period for the place that would become baseball’s sacred shrine, Time Magazine, the New York Times and ...

Kudos to The Columbian, and particularly to everyone involved with the sublime decision to banner headline Ichiro Suzuki’s election to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Japanese (Sports section ...

The international significance of Ichiro Suzuki’s selection to the National ... baseball history this summer when he becomes the first Japanese player enshrined in Cooperstown, N.Y. However ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Used to leading off, Ichiro Suzuki got antsy when ... actually relieved when I first got the call.” Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for the Hall, falling one ...

A Hall of Fame cover athlete: Ichiro Suzuki. Ichiro’s card has not been ... but imagine the global recognition their game received with a Japanese phenom on the cover. Look what it did for ...

Last week, Seattle Mariners legend Ichiro Suzuki earned election to the National ... Ichiro is the the first Japanese player to make the Hall of Fame. He will be the third player with a Mariners ...

Now, Ichiro Suzuki’s impact on baseball and American ... Upon his arrival in our state in 2001, Ichiro became the first Japanese non-pitcher in the major leagues. Pitcher Masanori Murakami ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...