He became the first Japanese player to be elected into the Hall of Fame, receiving 99.7% of the vote, tied with Derek Jeter for the second-highest total ever. [4] That same year, Suzuki was also elected to the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame .

Ichiro will be welcomed into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on July 27! The Class of 2025 inductee began his storied MLB career with the Mariners in 2001 as the first Japanese position player to play in the Majors. He’ll now make history again as the first Japanese-born player to …

Ichiro Suzuki’s 3,089 hits, 509 stolen bases and 10 Gold Glove Awards tell only part of the story of a player who didn’t appear in a big league game until he was 27 years old. A legend in Japan before he ever appeared in the majors, Ichiro had a passion for baseball like few before or since.

Jan 21, 2025 · SEATTLE -- For Ichiro Suzuki, whose baseball career defied convention and shattered records, his induction into the Hall of Fame has long felt less like a crowning achievement and more like an inevitable conclusion to one of …

Jan 23, 2025 · Ichiro Suzuki made his name in Japan and his mark in Seattle. Now, the 51-year old finds a new home: Cooperstown. The longtime Mariners supernova — who also played for the Yankees and Marlins...

Jan 25, 2023 · To be eligible for the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Ichiro needs to satisfy two categories. The first is that he must have begun his career at least 20 years ago and finished playing at...

Jan 22, 2025 · 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.

Jan 21, 2025 · Ichiro Suzuki on Tuesday had the third-highest voting percentage ever to gain entry into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Suzuki and Sabathia finished first and second in 2001 voting for AL...

Jan 22, 2025 · Ichiro will be a first-ballot Hall of Famer just like so many other legends of the sport. That he wasn't unanimous when everyone else with a vote and an opinion saw him as an obvious Hall...

Jan 20, 2025 · 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. He broke George Sisler’s single-season hits mark of 257 in 2004. The new mark is 262.