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Worthy: A hat tip to Ichiro Suzuki for getting to the Hall of Fame one base at a time
Willie McGee won the National League MVP or the 1985 season, in which he hit just 10 home runs. McGee also batted .353. Vince Coleman scored 107 runs that season, and he had more than three times as many stolen bases (110) as he had extra-base hits (31). The leading home run hitter on the team, Jack Clark, hit just 22 homers.
Ichiro Suzuki, about to be a Hall of Famer, means more than baseball to Japan
Expected to be the first Japanese player elected to the Cooperstown on Tuesday, Ichiro is a wellspring of national pride and his fame across the Pacific when he joined MLB was therapeutic for his
Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he is much more than that at home in Japan
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Ichiro Suzuki wants to sit down and talk to Hall of Fame voter who kept him from being a unanimous inductee
Ichiro Suzuki said he wants to meet with the one person who voted against his induction into the Hall of Fame after he fell one vote shy of being unanimous.
Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
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.
Ichiro Suzuki’s near-unanimous Hall of Fame vote leaves sports media wondering: ‘Who was the numbskull?’
The Japanese superstar more than made the cut for Cooperstown enshrinement — along with ex-Yankees great CC Sabathia and former Mets closer Billy Wagner — coming up just one vote short
Ichiro Suzuki to Hall of Fame voter who didn’t vote for him: Let’s have a drink and chat
At a Hall of Fame news conference, Ichiro joined the ranks of many people around the globe in wondering why he didn’t get that one vote.
Who's the one Hall of Fame voter who didn't find Ichiro Suzuki worthy? It wasn't me!
Former Seattle player Ichiro Suzuki acknowledges the crowd during a ceremony in which he was presented with the Mariners’ “Franchise Acheivement Award” before a 2019 game. Stephen Brashear/AP Share It wasn’t me.
Who will be the first ‘true’ Ray voted into the Hall of Fame?
Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner celebrating their well-deserved elections to baseball’s Hall of Fame brings us back to a question we’ve been pondering for 20-plus years: Who will be the first “true” Ray in Cooperstown?
One dissenting vote cannot diminish induction into Hall of Fame: The week in baseball
Ichiro Suzuki was elected to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown on Tuesday. Qualified members of the Baseball Writers Association of America cast 394 votes for the players on this year’s ballot. Ichiro was named on 393 of them.
Derek Jeter reacts to shocking Ichiro Suzuki unanimous Hall of Fame snub
Fellow Hall of Famer Derek Jeter, named on all but one ballot back in 2020, knows a little about what Ichiro experienced this week.
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What Ichiro's HOF induction means for future (and past) Asian ballplayers
During the gestation period for the place that would become baseball’s sacred shrine, Time Magazine, the New York Times and ...
Ichiro Suzuki becomes first Japanese player to make Hall of Fame. Shohei Ohtani on track to be next
Ichiro Suzuki has become the first Japanese player to make it to baseball's Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Dodgers star Shohei ...
Even At Age 51, Ichiro Suzuki Loves Putting On A Mariners’ Uniform
New Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki, now 51, still loves putting on the Seattle Mariners' uniform for pre-game workouts.
Ranking Ichiro Suzuki and the 25 Greatest Japanese-Born Players in MLB History
Ichiro Suzuki was one of the faces of baseball during the 2000s after making the jump from the Japanese League to join the ...
Ichiro Suzuki headlines 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class, receiving 99.7% of the vote
Players are elected to the Hall of Fame provided they are named on at least 75% of ballots cast by eligible voting members of ...
Ichiro Suzuki joins Mariners legends as his #51 will be retired at T-Mobile Park
Ichiro will join fellow Hall of Famers Ken Griffey Jr., Edgar Martinez, and Jackie Robinson as the only players to have their ...