Ichiro receives his call to 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.
Neither excited nor tensed- Ichiro Suzuki's reaction to his Hall of Fame news was unexpected
Ichiro Suzuki was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame 2025, securing 393 out of 394 votes. His near-perfect score sparked comments from Derek Jeter on voting accountability. Jeter, who faced a similar situation in 2020,
Ichiro Suzuki headlines 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class, receiving 99.7% of the vote
Players are elected to the Hall of Fame provided they are named on at least 75% of ballots cast by eligible voting members of the BBWAA. With 394 ballots submitted in the 2025 election, candidates needed to receive 296 votes to be elected.
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 receives his call to the Hall of Fame
Ichiro Suzuki receives the call that he has been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Baseball Hall of Fame; Ichiro Suzuki; Seattle Mariners
Ichiro Suzuki Had the Most On-Brand Reaction to Receiving Hall of Fame Call
To no one's surprise, Ichiro Suzuki is a Baseball Hall of Famer. Also to no one's surprise, he had the most on-brand reaction to this legacy-defining development. On Thursday, the Seattle Mariners released a video of Ichiro receiving the phone call with the news
New Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki Delivers Nice Message to Seattle Mariners Fans
Seattle Mariners legend Ichiro Suzuki earned election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown by earning a ...
Ichiro Suzuki’s near-unanimous Hall of Fame vote leaves sports media wondering: ‘Who was the numbskull?’
The Japanese superstar more than made the cut for Cooperstown enshrinement — along with ex-Yankees great CC Sabathia and ...
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Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he is much more than that at home in Japan
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Ranking Ichiro Suzuki and the 25 Greatest Japanese-Born Players in MLB History
Ichiro Suzuki was one of the faces of baseball during the 2000s after making the jump from the Japanese League to join the ...
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The Baseball Hall of Fame was made for Ichiro Suzuki. Will perfect candidate be unanimous?
Ichiro was MLB's first Japanese-born position ... Just how does one weigh Suzuki’s Japanese service? Again, it’s a question largely immaterial to Suzuki’s Hall case, but it’s worth ...
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Ichiro Suzuki becomes first Japanese player to make Hall of Fame. Shohei Ohtani on track to be next
Ichiro Suzuki is a first-ballot Hall of Famer. That has long been the assumption among baseball fans regarding the Japanese outfielder who played the majority of his 19-year MLB career with the ...