Ichiro became the first Japanese player chosen for baseball’s Hall, falling one vote shy of a unanimous election on Tuesday.
Ichiro Suzuki has made even more history. The all-time great hitter is heading to Cooperstown, with C.C. Sabathia and Billy Wagner joining him.
Carlos Beltrán fell 19 votes short of election with 277 and was followed by Andruw Jones with 261. Suzuki came to Major League Baseball from Japan as a 27-year-old in 2001 and joined Fred Lynn in ...
Derek Jeter was chosen on 395 of 396 in 2020.Seattle's Space Needle was lit blue in honor of Suzuki, who joined Fred Lynn in 1975 ... He was followed by Andruw Jones with 261 for 66.2%, an ...