After being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday afternoon, Seattle Mariners legend Ichiro Suzuki got a surprise call from fellow Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr.
Ken Griffey Jr. played on the same Seattle team as Ichiro in 2009 and 2010, near the end of Junior's playing career.
The elite echelon of Seattle Mariners players grew larger on Jan. 21 when it was announced that Ichiro Suzuki would be one of three 2025 National Base
While there is something to be said for guys like Ichiro Suzuki and CC Sabathia becoming first-ballot selections in 2025, they will be honored at the same ceremony this summer as Billy ... (Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza) earned induction. Wagner's ...
Baseball Hall of Fame class will include five players. Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner will join Dick Allen and Dave Parker in Cooperstown this summer, the BB
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Ichiro Suzuki is the first Japanese-born player voted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He'll be joined by CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner in the Class of 2025.
In Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner, the Baseball Writers ... “He was a totally different player from the other Hall-of-Famers [Ken Griffey Jr. and Edgar Martinez] I had in Seattle ...
No, Suzuki in 2025 was one vote shy of being a unanimous Baseball Hall of Famer, joining Jeter in terms of percentage (99.7%). Jeter was inducted in 2020. The one voter who snubbed Jeter has not been revealed to this point.
NEW YORK (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki could become the first Japanese player in baseball's Hall of Fame, and CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner ... 395 of 396 in 2020 and Ken Griffey Jr. on 437 of 440 in 2016.
The Mariners on Tuesday said that they would retire Suzuki's No. 51 on Aug. 9, making him just the team's third player -- along with Ken Griffey Jr. and Edgar ... inspiring." Wagner's 422 career ...
Ichiro Suzuki falling one vote short of unanimous election raised eyebrows, but it’s far from the biggest flub in Hall of Fame voting history.