Ichiro Suzuki’s 3,089 hits, 509 stolen bases and 10 Gold Glove Awards tell only part of the story of a player who didn’t appear in a big league game until he was 27 years old. A legend in Japan before he ever appeared in the majors, Ichiro had a passion for baseball like few before or since.

Jan 22, 2025 · SEATTLE -- For Ichiro Suzuki, whose baseball career defied convention and shattered records, his induction into the Hall of Fame has long felt less like a crowning achievement and more like an inevitable conclusion to one of …

12 hours ago · Legendary former MLB outfielder Ichiro Suzuki fell one vote shy of being a unanimous first-ballot Hall of Famer, and the voter who denied him that distinction remains unknown. The Baseball Writers ...

Jan 22, 2025 · Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for baseball’s Hall of Fame, falling one vote shy of unanimous when he was elected along with CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner.

18 hours ago · The Hall of Fame voter who declined to select Ichiro Suzuki remains a mystery. All 321 voters who allowed their ballots to be made public Tuesday by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America selected the Japanese star.

9 hours ago · Newly elected Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Ichiro Suzuki talks to reporters during a news conference Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Cooperstown, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

Jan 27, 2025 · During the gestation period for the place that would become baseball’s sacred shrine, Time Magazine, the New York Times and other periodicals referred to it as the “Baseball Hall of Fame.” Then, when the stately brick building housing the Hall officially opened in 1939, the concrete nameplate left of the

Jan 23, 2025 · With an approval rating of 99.7%, Ichiro has the second-highest voting percentage in Baseball Hall of Fame. Here's a closer look at where Ichiro ranks among Hall-of-Fame vote-getters.

Jan 22, 2025 · Former Seattle Mariners player Ichiro Suzuki reacts Tuesday as he is elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He received a near-unanimous vote on the 2025 Baseball Writers Association...

Jan 20, 2025 · Ichiro will go into the Hall of Fame as professional baseball’s all-time leader in hits with 4,367 (3,089 in MLB and 1,278 in Japan) — more even than Pete Rose’s 4,256. He broke George Sisler’s single-season hits mark of 257 in 2004. The new mark is 262.