Ichiro Suzuki, Japan and Hall of Fame

Ichiro Suzuki becomes first Japanese player to make Hall of Fame. Shohei Ohtani on track to be next
Ichiro Suzuki is set to become the first Japanese player to make it to baseball's Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is likely to be the next.
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
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.
Worthy: A hat tip to Ichiro Suzuki for getting to the Hall of Fame one base at a time
The international significance of Ichiro Suzuki’s selection to the National Baseball Hall of Fame shouldn’t get overlooked or downplayed. It will be a benchmark moment in baseball history this summer when he becomes the first Japanese player enshrined in Cooperstown,
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?
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"Ichiro Suzuki made time for me, I am so grateful" - When Shohei Ohtani thanked HOFer for helping him get settled at Angels in rookie MLB season
Shohei Ohtani instantly became a force to be reckoned with during his 2018 rookie season in the MLB. He played in 104 games that season, hitting .285/.361/.564 with 22 home runs and 61 runs batted in.
Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani May Be The Next Unanimous Hall Of Fame Entry
Only great Yankees All World reliever, Mariano Rivera, was unanimously elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. That’s it. Nobody else. Both Babe Ruth, and Honus Wagner received 95.13% of the vote when ...
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“Shaking for 24 Hrs”: Shohei Ohtani’s Rare Triple Autographed Card With Japanese Icons Startles Fan
Just imagine this—you open a fresh pack of Topps baseball cards, but what if those are autographed cards? The post “Shaking ...
No one played baseball like Ichiro Suzuki, every hour of every day
Ichiro Suzuki could have been immortalized as a first-ballot Hall of Famer nearly a decade ago. He was last a full-time ...
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 ...
Audio revelation in Ohtani case, plus Djokovic’s surprising AO exit
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Prosecutors release audio of interpreter who stole from Dodgers pitcher Shohei Ohtani
Federal prosecutors released an audio clip of Shohei Ohtani's former interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, allegedly impersonating the ...
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Another view | The Columbian: Ichiro Suzuki was more than a baseball star
"Ichiro's arrival in the United States, after nine seasons in Japan's major leagues, represented a significant moment in the ...
Yankees legend pays homage to latest Hall inductees CC Sabathia, Ichiro Suzuki
Yankees legend Hideki Matsui played seven seasons for the Yankees. It wasn’t until his final one, in 2009, with the addition ...
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Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he is much more than that at home in Japan
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Welcome to the final week of January! Hard to believe we’re already here and that baseball will be back (in some capacity) ...