Ichiro joins elite club of Hall of Famers born outside U.S.

Ichiro joins elite club of Hall of Famers born outside the U.S.
When Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese-born player to be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, he became the 22nd player born outside the United States (including Puerto Rico, which, though it is a U.
Who's the one Hall of Fame voter who didn't find Ichiro Suzuki worthy? It wasn't me!
In my business, that knee-jerk response comes in handy. Fending off blame is a survival skill. A columnist knows he can’t fight a tidal wave of angry emails and social-media posts and, at some point, gives up trying to argue he is not, in fact, a nitwit. From there, it’s a short hop to a renunciation of any personal responsibility.
Ichiro Suzuki enters Baseball Hall of Fame in near-unanimous fashion
Ichiro began his MLB odyssey in 2001 with the Mariners, already a seasoned professional at the age of 27, and quickly became one of the game’s biggest stars with the Mariners.
Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for baseball’s Hall of Fame, falling one vote shy of unanimous when he was elected along with CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner.
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 wants to have a drink with writer who left him off Hall of Fame ballot
Ichiro Suzuki wants to raise a glass with the voter who chose not to check off his name on the Hall of Fame ballot.
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,
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What Ichiro's HOF induction means for future (and past) Asian ballplayers
During the gestation period for the place that would become baseball’s sacred shrine, Time Magazine, the New York Times and ...
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Ichiro Suzuki becomes first Japanese player to make Hall of Fame. Shohei Ohtani on track to be next
Ichiro Suzuki is a first-ballot Hall of Famer ... At age 30, the former Angels two-way player also made the playoffs for ...
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Baseball Hall of Fame 2025 class revealed: Here's the full list
Leading the way is Japanese sensation Ichiro Suzuki, who was an easy admission ... Though he didn't win a World Series in MLB, he was a 10-time All-Star and claimed the AL MVP and AL Rookie ...