Ichiro receives his call to Hall of Fame

If Ichiro Suzuki is elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday -- which he could potentially do as the first position player with a unanimous vote -- it’s widely expected that when ...
Leading the way is Japanese sensation Ichiro Suzuki, who was an easy admission ... The left-hander had signed a seven-year, $161 million deal with New York, the most for a pitcher at the time.
Ichiro Suzuki is a first-ballot Hall of Famer ... the Dodgers feature two other Japanese players on their roster in ...
Suzuki -- let's just call him Ichiro -- grew up in Japan ... the first Japanese position player to play in the majors when he signed with the Seattle Mariners in 2001 at 27.
That 2001 season was when Ichiro Suzuki debuted with the Seattle Mariners ... The Mariners had paid $13 million for his posting rights. They then signed him to a three-year, $14 million contract ...