Sports Baseball Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2025 (L-R) CC Sabathia, Ichiro Suzuki and Billy Wagner. Credit: Getty Images ...

Ichiro Suzuki is the first Japanese-born player voted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He'll be joined by CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner in the Class of 2025.

Welcome to the Hall of Fame, Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner. It's a remarkable achievement to survive the gauntlet of baseball writers to get elected to Cooperstown: After all, the ...

Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame By Tyler Kepner Jan. 21, 2025Updated Jan. 22, 2025 ...

Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner are officially Hall of Fame-bound, with Ichiro and Sabathia as first-ballot selections and Wagner in on his 10th and final chance.

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.

Also elected were lefthanded starter CC Sabathia and lefthanded closer Billy Wagner. Sabathia was named on 86.8 percent of ballots and Wagner got 82.5 percent.