He retired with a .311 average and 3,089 hits over 19 MLB seasons. That production, coupled with his 1,278 hits in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball league, gave Suzuki 4,367 hits as a professional ...

The all-time great became the first player from Japan to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as part of the 2025 class. The all-time great was just one vote away from becoming the second player ...

The 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class ... One of the headliners in his first year on the ballot, "Ichiro" burst onto the scene in 2001 after arriving from Japan, winning not only Rookie of the Year but ...

Ichiro Suzuki, the dominant contact hitter whose 19 years in the major leagues, mostly with the Seattle Mariners, was lined with records and accolades, on Tuesday became the first Asian player elected ...