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A Star Like No Other: Why Ichiro Suzuki Seems Destined to Join Mariano Rivera in Hall of Fame Immortality
Ichiro Suzuki—just his name brings a smile to baseball fans. This legend, born on October 22, 1973, in Kasugai, Japan, broke records while redefining what it meant to be a hitter. Starting out ...
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Voter who passed on Ichiro for Hall of Fame still a mystery after 321 of 394 ballots released
NEW YORK – The Hall of Fame voter who declined to select Ichiro Suzuki remains a mystery ... to leave the decision up to each voter. Mariano Rivera remains the only player to get 100% of ...
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Ichiro Suzuki falls behind Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera with 99.7% Hall of Fame votes
Ichiro Suzuki was among the few Japanese players ... It places him narrowly behind Derek Jeter (2020) and Mariano Rivera (2019) in Hall of Fame voting percentages. Rivera remains the only player ...
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Voter who snubbed Ichiro still unknown as BBWAA releases Hall of Fame ballots
Last month, Suzuki was one vote shy of becoming the second player unanimously elected to the Hall of Fame. Only former Yankees closer Mariano Rivera has ever been elected unanimously. Derek Jeter ...
Star Tribune1mon
Ichiro is about to get his Hall of Fame moment. For Japan, he's more than just a baseball star
and possibly only the second player chosen unanimously after New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera. Ichiro debuted in Major League Baseball in 2001 with the Seattle Mariners, the first Japanese ...
MLB1mon
Ichiro elected to Hall of Fame, JUST shy of unanimous vote
For Ichiro Suzuki, whose baseball career defied convention and shattered records, his induction into the Hall of Fame has ...
Houston Chronicle1mon
Ichiro is set to become Japan's first Hall of Famer. Here's who might join him in Cooperstown
NEW YORK (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki could become the first Japanese player ... voted in last month by the classic era committee. Suzuki could join Mariano Rivera as the only unanimous picks for Cooperstown.
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Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he is much more than that at home in Japan
TOKYO (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball ... second player chosen unanimously after New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera. Ichiro debuted in Major League Baseball in 2001 with the ...
San Gabriel Valley Tribune1mon
Ichiro Suzuki, about to be a Hall of Famer, means more than baseball to Japan
TOKYO — Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball ... second player chosen unanimously after New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera. Ichiro debuted in Major League Baseball in 2001 with the Seattle ...
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Voter who passed on Ichiro for Hall of Fame still a mystery after 321 of 394 ballots released
Mariano Rivera remains the only player to get 100% of the vote from the BBWAA, appearing on all 425 ballots in 2019. Derek Jeter was chosen on 395 of 396 in 2020. Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy ...
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Ichiro Suzuki is about to get his Hall of Fame moment. For Japan, he’s more than just a baseball star
Feb 15, 2024; Peoria, AZ, USA; Former Seattle Mariners player Ichiro Suzuki reacts during a Spring Training workout ... player chosen unanimously after New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera. Ichiro ...