The former Seattle Mariners star will be enshrined in Cooperstown next week as a member of the Hall of Fame's 2026 class.

“I told him that everything we talked about in spring training, just forget about it,” Molitor said as he prepares to welcome Suzuki to the Hall of Fame Club.

2017 — With two hits in a 4-3 loss to the Cardinals, Florida Marlins Ichiro Suzuki become the all-time leader for hits by a player born outside the United States with 3,054 passing Rod Carew.