Seattle Mariners legend Ichiro Suzuki was enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday afternoon on a sometimes hot, sometimes

Their journeys to baseball immortality were the talk of the weekend -- in more ways than one. For CC Sabathia, Ichiro Suzuki and Billy Wagner, induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame marked the culmination of careers that spanned generations and crossed continents.

Allen played 15 seasons with the Phillies, Cardinals, Dodgers, White Sox and Athletics, winning the 1964 National League Rookie of the Year Award and the 1972 American League MVP. One of the most feared power hitters of his era, Allen – who passed away in 2020 – was represented on the Induction Stage by his widow, Willa Allen.

Ichiro Suzuki visited Cooperstown long before his Hall of Fame call—honoring legends and connecting with baseball’s roots.

Tampa Bay All-Star pitcher Drew Rasmussen grew up in Washington state, and was a huge fan of Ichiro Suzuki and the Seattle Mariners as a kid. He talked about Ichiro on Sunday, the day he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown,

Ichiro Suzuki, a remarkable hitter with dazzling speed and arm strength, not only broke stereotypes during a career played across two continents but also blazed a trail for a generation of Japanese-born players in Major League Baseball.