That run started in 2001, when the Mariners won more regular-season games than any team in baseball history, 116. Ichiro is the first Japanese-born player to enter the Hall of Fame. He was a ...

On Tuesday, the Japanese outfielder was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote, joining CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner in the Class of 2025. Suzuki, who spent 14 of his 19 MLB ...

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 development is historic for Japan, as Ichiro becomes the first Japanese player ... Former sluggers Dick Allen and Dave Parker were elected via the Classic Baseball Era Committee in December. This ...

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 racked up 3,089 hits in MLB after already having played nine years in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball league. Combining his hits from both leagues, he had 4,367 hits across his ...