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 Japan) — more even than Pete Rose's 4,256.

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 Japan) — more even than Pete Rose’s 4,256.

Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner were all awarded the sport's highest honor Tuesday and are headed to Cooperstown. Ichiro is the first Japanese-born player to receive Hall of Fame honors.

Ichiro Suzuki — transcendent, universal, singular — is now a Hall of Famer. On Tuesday, the Japanese outfielder was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote, joining CC ...

I’ve been voting since 1992 and long ago I came to the conclusion it’s the Hall of Fame, not the Hall of the Very Good. Ichiro is an all-time great and a sure first-ballot selection.

It’s tempting to say Ichiro Suzuki, with his detached sense of cool, record-breaking hitting prowess and 28 seasons of excellence on both sides of the globe, was made for the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Baseball’s Hall of Fame introduced those three men to the brotherhood Tuesday evening, all of them former Mets and Yankees, though Suzuki, of course, is best known for his time on the Mariners.

NEW YORK (AP) — Used to leading off, Ichiro Suzuki got antsy when he had to wait. Considered a no-doubt pick for baseball’s Hall of Fame and possibly the second unanimous selection, he waited ...

Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese player to gain entry into the National Baseball Hall of Fame when he was elected as part of the Class of 2025 alongside CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner by the ...

Suzuki received 393 of 394 votes from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Sabathia was on 342 ballots and Wagner on 325, which was 29 more than the 296 needed for the required 75%.

When Ichiro Suzuki goes into the Baseball Hall of Fame on July 27th, he plans on bringing more than his smile and charm. Ichiro is donating his entire personal collection to the museum.

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 Japan) — more even than Pete Rose's 4,256.