The Seattle Mariners announced they will be retiring the No. 51 this August to celebrate Ichiro Suzuki as he was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday.

2001 Topps - [Base] #726 - Ichiro Suzuki / Images Courtesy of COMC.com. The green border of the 2001 Topps design remains one of the most iconic in the company’s history.

However, Ichiro Suzuki is not most people, and when the Mariners asked the soon-to-be enshrined Hall of Famer to throw out the first pitch on Opening Day, he was ready to show folks that he's ...

“This is my eighth time here in the Hall of Fame — and what an honor it is for me to be here as a Hall of Famer,” said the only man in history who can say he slashed 4,367 hits in the two ...

Suzuki received 99.7 percent of the possible votes. Each voter can cast a vote for up to 10 players, and a player needs to receive a vote from at least 75 percent of the voters in order to make it in.

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.

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 ...

Suzuki walked out of the dugout to a standing ovation Thursday. He donned his full uniform, glove and all, as he jogged to the mound to throw the ceremonial first pitch to Mariners manager Dan Wilson.

The five newcomers, including Ichiro Suzuki and CC Sabathia, will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on July 27, 2025, in Cooperstown, New York.