Ichiro Suzuki wants to raise a glass with the voter who chose not to check off his name on the Hall of Fame ballot. “There’s one writer that I wasn’t able to get a vote from,” he said ...

MLB Ichiro Suzuki wants to sit down and talk to Hall of Fame voter who kept him from being a unanimous inductee Mariano Rivera is still the only unanimous Hall of Famer in the sport's history ...

Ichiro, 51, played 19 big league seasons from 2001-19, most with the Mariners. He retired as a career .311/.355/.402 hitter with 3,089 hits and 509 stolen bases.

He joined the Major Leagues in 2001 after nine seasons in Japan's NPB, where he had already accumulated 1,278 hits, and still managed to join the 3,000-hit club in MLB. Ichiro Suzuki.

Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Ichiro Suzuki is seen on a tour prior to a news conference Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Cooperstown, N.Y. AP The comment elicited chuckles from Suzuki’s fellow ...

Feb 15, 2024; Peoria, AZ, USA; Former Seattle Mariners player Ichiro Suzuki reacts during a Spring Training workout at Peoria Sports Complex. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-Imagn Images / Matt ...

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 ...

Ichiro was voted into Cooperstown in his first year of eligibility, and appeared on 393 of 394 ballots. He was one vote short of unanimous, like Derek Jeter in 2020.