CC Sabathia’s career ended abruptly. Yes, the longtime Yankees left-hander had announced months earlier his plans to retire after the 2019 season, but his final appearance did not go as ceremoniously as Derek Jeter’s or Mariano Rivera’s.

Suzuki is the first Japanese player chosen for baseball’s Hall of Fame, falling one vote shy of unanimous. NEW YORK (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for baseball’s Hall of Fame, falling one vote shy of unanimous when he was elected Tuesday along with CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner.

The lone voter who snubbed Ichiro Suzuki on the 2025 Hall of Fame ballot remains anonymous. All 321 members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America who allowed their ballots to be made public on Tuesday voted for the Japanese outfielder.

The Hall of Fame voter who declined to select Ichiro Suzuki remains a mystery. All 321 voters who allowed their ballots to be made public by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America selected the Japanese star.

The voter who denied Ichiro Suzuki a unanimous election to Major League Baseball's Hall of Fame will remain a mystery, even after the Baseball Writers' Association of America released its final ballot list on Tuesday.