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ICHIRO SUZUKI

CC Sabathia plays in a celebrity softball game during MLB All-Star festivities in Atlanta on July 12.
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Jul 26, 2025
Sabathia and Ichiro lead intriguing Hall of Fame class into Cooperstown
While the presence of Ichiro will lend an international flavor to the festivities, the enshrinement of classic era candidates Allen and Parker will add layers of poignancy.
Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
BASEBALL
Jul 26, 2025
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear
Across his 28 seasons of professional baseball, Ichiro grew to become a superstar — first in Japan and then in North America — and then an icon.
Ichiro presents then-Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson with the bat he used to break the single-season hits record in 2004.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 24, 2025
Hall of Fame always held deeper meaning for Ichiro
Ichiro, who will be inducted into the Hall on Sunday, is so familiar with the storied museum that he could probably lead the tour that new inductees receive.
Ichiro Suzuki will soon become the first Japanese player to be enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
BASEBALL
Jul 22, 2025
Induction of Ichiro has Cooperstown fretfully preparing
The star's entry into baseball's Hall of Fame could bring an influx of fans from far away.
Artifacts that will be part of the Yakyu Baseball / The Transpacific Exchange of the Game exhibition at the Baseball Hall of Fame are displayed at Tokyo Dome on Sunday.
BASEBALL
Mar 19, 2025
New Japanese baseball exhibit to open at Baseball Hall of Fame in July
Ichiro, who has visited the Hall of Fame eight times, expressed his support for the project.
The Seattle Mariners Ichiro Suzuki watches the ball in the top of the third inning against Oakland Athletics during their baseball game at the Major League Baseball Japan Opening Series in Tokyo in March 2019.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 15, 2025
Ichiro to donate personal collection to Hall of Fame
Suzuki wants "to follow in the footsteps of Hank Aaron and Tom Seaver," two players who pledged their entire collections to Cooperstown, said a former Hall of Fame official.
Ichiro Suzuki finished his career with 3,089 MLB hits and is one of 33 players in the 3,000-hit club.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 22, 2025
Iconic Japanese outfielder Ichiro Suzuki elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Ichiro, who rose to global superstardom with the Mariners, was elected in his first year on the ballot, but fell one vote short of becoming the second player voted in unanimously.
Former Seattle Mariners player Ichiro Suzuki during spring training workouts in Peoria, Arizona, in March 2022
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 21, 2025
Ichiro could be unanimous pick in Baseball Hall of Fame voting
Suzuki will likely become the first Hall of Famer born in Japan and may become the first position player to earn unanimous election.
Ichiro Suzuki had 1,278 hits and a .353 batting average in nine seasons with the BlueWave in NPB.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 16, 2025
Ichiro voted into Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
Former players Hitoki Iwase and Masayuki Kakefu and former Central League umpire Hiroya Tomizawa were also voted into the Hall.
Juan Soto joined the Mets on a record $765 million deal.
BASEBALL
Dec 14, 2024
Yankees’ post-Juan Soto plan has a powerful echo
The Yankees began their pivot away from Juan Soto by reaching an eight-year, $218 million contract agreement with lefty Max Fried
Ichiro Suzuki became one of the best hitters in baseball history during his 19-year career in MLB.
BASEBALL
Nov 19, 2024
Ichiro makes debut on Hall of Fame ballot
The superstar outfielder is considered by many to be a lock to gain induction during his first year on the ballot.
Ayami Sato is one of the best female players in baseball history.
BASEBALL
Oct 3, 2024
Japan great Ayami Sato helps shine light on women's baseball in new documentary
Ayami Sato has helped Japan win six straight Women's Baseball World Cup titles.
Josh Rawitch, president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, holds a baseball thrown by former Dodgers pitcher Hideo Nomo during a no-hitter in 1996 while seated next to a Dodgers uniform used by Shohei Ohtani this season during a news conference at the U.S. ambassador's residence in Tokyo
BASEBALL
Apr 19, 2024
Baseball Hall of Fame to highlight history of Japan-U.S. ties in new exhibition
The exhibition, "Yakyu/Baseball: The Transpacific Exchange of the Game between Japan and the United States," is slated to open in July 2025.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 24, 2022
To get to the Cubs, Seiya Suzuki needed a new idol
Ichiro Suzuki and Mike Trout represent wildly different body types and playing styles, but their unique abilities converged in influencing the career path of Seiya Suzuki.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 4, 2020
Ichiro Suzuki still owns MLB's best 60-game stretch of the century
The Mariners superstar lit up pitchers across the majors in 2004 on the way to breaking George Sisler's record for hits in a single season.
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Apr 23, 2019
Ichiro Suzuki: A virtuoso on the diamond
Ichiro Suzuki would become one of the most important players of the Heisei Era, which is slated to end at the end of this month, in Japan as well as in the United States.
BASEBALL
Mar 22, 2019
Chronology of Ichiro's baseball career
Ichiro Suzuki's baseball career was the stuff of legends. He excelled in NPB as chronicled below, then burst onto the scene in the major leagues and earned the respect of his peers and fans on the other side of the Pacific.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 22, 2019
Yusei Kikuchi feels blessed to have been Ichiro's teammate
Yusei Kikuchi went silent for exactly one minute, struggling to both express himself and maintain control of his emotions.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 22, 2019
Ichiro's remarkable baseball journey comes to an end
When it was finally time for it to end, after a career that began with the Orix BlueWave in 1992 in Kobe, Ichiro Suzuki looked into the crowd at Tokyo Dome and began to wave goodbye.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 21, 2019
Mariners triumph in 12th as A's defense falters
Maybe the Seattle Mariners and Oakland A's thought that if they kept playing, Ichiro Suzuki couldn't leave baseball.

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