Ichiro Suzuki—just his name brings a smile to baseball fans. This legend, born on October 22, 1973, in Kasugai, Japan, broke records while redefining what it meant to be a hitter. Starting out ...

The Japanese outfielder is one of three players ... but there is only one that was a unanimous selection - Mariano Rivera. All 425 ballots that were submitted in 2019 included the legendary ...

Suzuki could join Mariano Rivera as the only unanimous picks for ... Suzuki came to Major League Baseball from Japan as a 27-year-old in 2001 and joined Fred Lynn in 1975 as the only players ...

Mariano Rivera may soon have some company ... Ichiro will be the first Japanese-born player in the Hall of Fame and just the second player ever to be unanimously elected to Cooperstown.

Ichiro Suzuki was among the few Japanese players who transitioned ... It places him narrowly behind Derek Jeter (2020) and Mariano Rivera (2019) in Hall of Fame voting percentages.

Now stepping into the batter's box against Mariano Rivera: Ichiro Suzuki ... was a star with Seattle after coming over from Japan. He finished a 19-year big-league career with a ...

he’s expected to be the first Japanese player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, and possibly only the second player chosen unanimously after New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera.

Suzuki could join Mariano Rivera as the only unanimous picks for Cooperstown ... Suzuki came to Major League Baseball from Japan as a 27-year-old in 2001 and joined Fred Lynn in 1975 as the only ...