Learn more about the legends who are honored in the Hall of Fame Plaque Gallery. ... Ichiro had a passion for baseball like few before or since. Born Oct. 22, 1973, in Nishi Kasugai-gun, Japan – a Nagoya suburb – Ichiro was a schoolboy legend but slipped to the fourth round of the 1991 NPB Draft due to his small stature (5-foot-9 and less ...

After Ichiro is officially inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in July, we’re bringing the celebration to T-Mobile Park in August with Ichiro Hall of Fame Weekend! Tuesday, Aug. 5 – Thursday, Aug. 7: Before the weekend’s festivities, we’re kicking off the celebration early with a 3-Day Ichiro Hall of Fame Funko POP ...

Jan 21, 2025 · The National Baseball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025 is complete after Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner were voted in by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America in ballot results revealed Tuesday night on MLB Network.

Jan 23, 2025 · From left, Ichiro, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner took their first tour as members of the Hall of Fame on Jan. 23. (Milo Stewart Jr./National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum) Prior to taking questions from the media, Ichiro, Sabathia and Wagner donned the jersey and cap of their final team, the greatest team ever assembled, the Hall of Fame team.

Jan 27, 2025 · During the gestation period for the place that would become baseball’s sacred shrine, Time Magazine, the New York Times and other periodicals referred to it as the “Baseball Hall of Fame.” Then, when the stately brick building housing the Hall officially opened in 1939, the concrete nameplate left of the

Jan 21, 2025 · The Hall of Fame has 351 elected members, including 278 players, of whom 142 have come through the BBWAA ballot. The elections of Ichiro and Sabathia bring to 62 the total of players elected in their first year of eligibility by the BBWAA. This year marked the 11th time the BBWAA honored three players in an election and the second year in a row.

Jan 24, 2025 · Only one man has ever been elected to the Hall of Fame who could shrink that journey: Ichiro Suzuki. But even he hasn’t fully grasped that fact yet. On Thursday, he strolled gracefully onstage...

Jan 22, 2025 · 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 Suzuki’s Hall of Fame induction is more than a baseball milestone for Japan—it’s a celebration of national pride. Once must-watch TV, Ichiro remains ...

Jan 21, 2025 · Ichiro Suzuki and CC Sabathia were elected to Baseball’s Hall of Fame on Tuesday night, Suzuki in overwhelming fashion, while Billy Wagner made the most of his 10th and final appearance...

Ichiro Suzuki, the dominant contact hitter whose 19 years in the major leagues, most of them with the Seattle Mariners, were lined with records and accolades, on Tuesday became the first Asian...