Expected to be the first Japanese player elected to the Cooperstown on Tuesday, Ichiro is a wellspring of national pride and his fame across the Pacific when he joined MLB was therapeutic for his

Ichiro is a wellspring of national pride — like Shohei Ohtani now — and his fame across the Pacific was therapeutic as Japan's economy sputtered through the so-called lost decades.

Mariano Rivera may soon have some company. As of Monday, Ichiro Suzuki had received votes on all ballots made public by voting-tracker Ryan Thibodaux (@NotMrTibbs on Bluesky). If that remains the case when the final results are released by the Baseball Writers Association of America on Tuesday,

It’s hard enough picking the top 10 moments of Ichiro’s brilliant baseball career, much less ranking them in order. Ask 10 people, and you would likely get 10 different answers. So before Ichiro is likely voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday,