TOKYO (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he's much more than that in Japan. Back home, he's a wellspring of national pride, much like Shohei Ohtani now. His triumphs across the ...

The ever-smiling legend, Ichiro Suzuki, was just inducted into the Japanese Hall of Fame, and his name has also been nominated for the US National Baseball Hall of Fame. However, with the kind of ...

2009 — Ichiro Suzuki makes history as collects the 3,086th hit of his pro career, breaking the Japanese record held for decades by Isao Harimoto. 2009 — Grady Sizemore hit a grand slam and Cleveland ...

Miami, FL - Ichiro Suzuki has made history as the first Japanese player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, leading the 2024 class alongside CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner. The trio, who ...

Ichiro Suzuki became a Hall of Famer in his native country on Thursday, but the 51-year-old former outfielder was not a unanimous selection. Longtime Japanese baseball reporter Jim Allen ...

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Ichiro was named Rookie of the Year and MVP in 2001. Before coming to MLB, he played nine seasons with the Orix Buffaloes in Japan, and won seven straight batting titles from 1994-2000.

But Suzuki was the one who opened the door for Japanese hitters, signing with the Mariners in 2001. “When Ichiro finally came over and began his rise in this game, it showed the way for other ...