Ichiro Suzuki, Japan and Baseball Hall of Fame

Ichiro Suzuki becomes first player from Japan to be inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame
Ichiro Suzuki has made even more history. The all-time great hitter is heading to Cooperstown, with C.C. Sabathia and Billy Wagner joining him.
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 BBWAA. With 394 ballots submitted in the 2025 election, candidates needed to receive 296 votes to be elected.
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
Ichiro Suzuki becomes first Asian player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
Ichiro Suzuki, the dominant contact hitter whose 19 years in the major leagues, most of them with the Seattle Mariners, was lined with records and accolades, on Tuesday became the first Asian player elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame.
Ichiro joins Derek Jeter in exclusive Baseball Hall of Fame club
Baseball legend Ichiro Suzuki was announced as a baseball Hall of Famer on Tuesday, becoming the 62nd first-ballot Hall of Famer and the first Japanese baseball player to be elected to Cooperstown. There was no doubt that Ichiro, who played nine years in the Nippon Baseball League in Japan before 19 years in the MLB, was getting into the Hall.
Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Ichiro Suzuki could join Mariano Rivera as the only unanimous picks for baseball’s Hall of Fame and CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner and Carlos Beltrán also could be elected when results of the writers’ voting are announced.
Ichiro on pace to become second unanimous Baseball Hall of Famer
If that remains the case when the final results are released by the Baseball Writers Association of America on Tuesday, Ichiro will be the first Japanese-born player in the Hall of Fame and just the second player ever to be unanimously elected to Cooperstown.
Mariners icon Ichiro Suzuki inducted into National Baseball Hall of Fame
The career .311 MLB hitter was the 2001 AL MVP and Rookie of the Year and won 10 consecutive AL Gold Glove Awards, all with the Mariners.
How to watch Baseball Hall of Fame announcement free today: Ichiro, CC Sabathia await call from Cooperstown
Ichiro Suzuki and CC Sabathia are among the first-year eligible players who could join the Hall of Fame Class of 2025 today. Learn how you can watch the live announcement on MLB Network free today.
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.
Highlighting Ichiro’s top moments as Baseball Hall of Fame news nears
It’s hard enough picking the top 10 moments of Ichiro’s brilliant baseball career, much less ranking them in order. Ask 10 people, and you would likely get 10 different answers. So before Ichiro is likely voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday,
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