The Associated Press on MSN13d
Hall of Fame moment would elevate Ichiro to cultural icon status in Japan
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 ...
LA Times on MSN12d
Ichiro Suzuki becomes first Japanese player to make Hall of Fame. Shohei Ohtani on track to be next
Mariano Rivera, as the only unanimous picks. He fell one vote short. Suzuki spent nine seasons in Japan's Nippon Professional ...
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 ...
The Tribune-Democrat13d
Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he is much more than that at home in Japan
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journalgazette14d
Ichiro is about to get his Hall of Fame moment
Today, he’s expected to be the first Japanese player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, and possibly only the second player chosen unanimously after New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera.
The Roanoke Times14d
Ichiro is about to get his Hall of Fame moment. For Japan, he's more than just a baseball star
Left-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo preceded him, and Hideki Matsui came just after, both boosting the country’s confidence in a period of national malaise. Tsutsui termed Ichiro a “great cultural ...
Orange County Register13d
Ichiro Suzuki, about to be a Hall of Famer, means more than baseball to Japan
Right-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo preceded him, and Hideki Matsui came just after, both boosting the country’s confidence in a period of national malaise. Tsutsui termed Ichiro a “great cultural ...