It was no surprise to hear on Tuesday that Ichiro Suzuki was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year on the ballot. It was a surprise that he fell one vote short of being a unanimous selection as part of a 2025 class that also features CC Sabathia,
New Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki, now 51, still loves putting on the Seattle Mariners' uniform for pre-game workouts.
The baseball world was left delighted on Ichiro's induction into Cooperstown. But who opted to keep him off their ballot and deny him the glory of being a unanimous choice?
At a Hall of Fame news conference, Ichiro joined the ranks of many people around the globe in wondering why he didn’t get that one vote.
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 ...
Ichiro Suzuki said he wants to meet with the one person who voted against his induction into the Hall of Fame after he fell one vote shy of being unanimous.
Ichiro Suzuki was among the few Japanese players who transitioned well from Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball to Major League Baseball.
Players are elected to the Hall of Fame provided they are named on at least 75% of ballots cast by eligible voting members of the BBWAA. With 394 ballots submitted in the 2025 election, candidates needed to receive 296 votes to be elected.
The New York Yankees will be well-represented in the 2025 National Baseball Hall of Fame class. In addition to CC Sabathia getting the call to Cooperstown in hi
The newly elected Hall of Famer extended an invitation to the one writer who left the 10-time All-Star off his ballot.
Legendary MLB star Ichiro Suzuki was tapped for the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday, but somehow, despite a stunning 19 seasons in the major leagues, his election was not unanimous. That there was a lone holdout shocked the MLB world; if not Ichiro, then who?