Ichiro Suzuki could become the first Japanese player in baseball's Hall of Fame, and CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner and Carlos ...

Ichiro Suzuki was among the few Japanese players who transitioned well from Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball to Major League Baseball.

Ichiro Suzuki is heading to the Hall of Fame - but he fell one vote short of history. The Japanese outfielder is one of three ...

He recorded 1,278 in Japan's pro league and then 3,089 in ... but there is only one that was a unanimous selection — Mariano Rivera. All 425 ballots that were submitted in 2019 included the ...

Now stepping into the batter's box against Mariano Rivera: Ichiro Suzuki ... was a star with Seattle after coming over from Japan. He finished a 19-year big-league career with a ...

“He healed the wounds in Japan’s national psyche,” Kiyoteru ... player chosen unanimously after New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera. Ichiro debuted in Major League Baseball in 2001 ...

If Ichiro Suzuki misses unanimous election to the Baseball Hall of Fame, it would be by a handful of votes at most.