Ichiro Suzuki, Japan and Hall of Fame

Ichiro is about to get his Hall of Fame moment. For Japan, he’s more than just a baseball star
Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he is much more than that at home in Japan. Ichiro is a wellspring of national pride — like Shohei Ohtani now — and his fame across the Pacific was therapeutic as the national economy sputtered through the so-called lost decades.
Baseball Fandom Blame Japan for Keeping Ichiro Suzuki From Creating History After Recent Hall of Fame Setback
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. The post Baseball Fandom Blame Japan for Keeping Ichiro Suzuki From Creating History After Recent Hall of Fame Setback appeared first on EssentiallySports.
Who's the one Hall of Fame voter who didn't find Ichiro Suzuki worthy? It wasn't me!
In my business, that knee-jerk response comes in handy. Fending off blame is a survival skill. A columnist knows he can’t fight a tidal wave of angry emails and social-media posts and, at some point, gives up trying to argue he is not, in fact, a nitwit. From there, it’s a short hop to a renunciation of any personal responsibility.
Ichiro Suzuki to Hall of Fame voter who didn’t vote for him: Let’s have a drink and chat
At a Hall of Fame news conference, Ichiro joined the ranks of many people around the globe in wondering why he didn’t get that one vote.
Ichiro Suzuki wants to sit down and talk to Hall of Fame voter who kept him from being a unanimous inductee
Ichiro Suzuki said he wants to meet with the one person who voted against his induction into the Hall of Fame after he fell one vote shy of being unanimous.
Worthy: A hat tip to Ichiro Suzuki for getting to the Hall of Fame one base at a time
Willie McGee won the National League MVP or the 1985 season, in which he hit just 10 home runs. McGee also batted .353. Vince Coleman scored 107 runs that season, and he had more than three times as many stolen bases (110) as he had extra-base hits (31). The leading home run hitter on the team, Jack Clark, hit just 22 homers.
Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for baseball’s Hall of Fame, falling one vote shy of unanimous when he was elected along with CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner.
Ichiro joins elite club of Hall of Famers born outside the U.S.
When Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese-born player to be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, he became the 22nd player born outside the United States (including Puerto Rico, which, though it is a U.
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Who didn't vote for Ichiro? Suzuki reacts to Hall of Fame election, but MLB fans question one voter's snub
The baseball world was left delighted on Ichiro's induction into Cooperstown. But who opted to keep him off their ballot and ...
Even At Age 51, Ichiro Suzuki Loves Putting On A Mariners’ Uniform
New Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki, now 51, still loves putting on the Seattle Mariners' uniform for pre-game workouts.
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Baseball world reacts to Ichiro Suzuki's near-unanimous Hall of Fame selection
2025 is particularly special though, because Ichiro Suzuki received an astounding ... Between his time in MLB and in Japan, Suzuki smacked over 4,000 hits for his professional baseball career ...
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Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he is much more than that at home in Japan
Suzuki is a very common family name ... Ichiro was must-see television in Japan Ichiro's games were shown live and on tape when be began playing with the Mariners. Nomo had a similar effect ...
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What Ichiro's HOF induction means for future (and past) Asian ballplayers
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The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Introduced Its Newest Class of Inductees Thursday Afternoon in Cooperstown
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown just got a little more crowded...literally and figuratively. Dozens of media, many of whom were from as ...