Ichiro Suzuki, Baseball and Hall of Famer

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
Highlighting Ichiro’s top moments as Baseball Hall of Fame news nears
Pete Rose still holds the MLB record for career hits with 4,256, but Ichiro would be the hit king if you count the 1,278 hits he had in Japan. Ichiro reached 4,257 combined hits on June 15, 2016, with the Marlins, hitting a double off the San Diego Padres’ Fernando Rodney (remember him, Mariners fans?). Ichiro finished with 4,367 combined hits.
Hall of Fame debate? After Ichiro and Sabathia, there’s plenty
Tuesday is one of the holy days on the baseball calendar, the announcement of players voted into the Hall of Fame. The honor is extreme and well-earned, with just over 1% of all big leaguers making it to Cooperstown for what they did as players: 275 out of 23,370.
Will Ichiro Suzuki be the baseball Hall of Fame’s second unanimous selection?
To this point, only famed Yankee closer Mariano Rivera has been elected to the Hall of Fame unanimously — not Babe Ruth, not Hank Aaron, not Ken Griffey Jr. nor Derek Jeter, just Rivera. Could Suzuki be the second?
Ichiro could be unanimous, others on the fence in Hall of Fame voting
If Ichiro Suzuki misses unanimous election to the Baseball Hall of Fame, it would be by a handful of votes at most. For Carlos Beltran, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner,
Seattle Mariners Legend Ichiro Suzuki Inducted to Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
The Seattle Mariners all-time hit king and owner of several MLB and NPB records received the first of what's likely to be two different Hall of Fame inductions earlier this week.
Ichiro Is About to Get His Hall of Fame Moment. for Japan, He's More Than Just a Baseball Star
Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he's much more than that in Japan. Back home, he's a wellspring of national pride, much like Shohei Ohtani now. His triumphs across the Pacific buoyed the nation as Japan's economy sputtered through the so-called lost decades of the 1990s and into the 2000s.
Will Ichiro Suzuki join Mariano Rivera as only players to get 100% of Hall of Fame vote?
Other bits of intrigue ahead of Tuesday's 6 p.m. announcement: Will CC Sabathia be a first-ballot Hall of Famer, and is this ...
Historic Video Surfaces of Ichiro Suzuki's First-Ever Professional Home Run
Seattle Mariners legend Ichiro Suzuki is set to earn election into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. This ...
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Drayer: Ichiro’s remarkable journey on precipice of baseball immortality
It's a foregone conclusion Seattle Mariners legend Ichiro Suzuki will go into the Hall of Fame. Shannon Drayer looks at how he got here.
Baseball Hall of Fame: Peak players, PED guys on Mike Axisa's ballot, plus a surprising Ichiro consideration
Last year was my 18th year writing about baseball in some capacity. Year 1 was an amateur-hour blog at blogspot. In Year 2, I ...
Re-Living Future Hall of Famer Ichiro's Historic 3,000th Hit When He Played For Miami Marlins
Tuesday night is going to be a special one for Ichiro Suzuki, as he's set to get elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. As of this posti ...