COOPERSTOWN, NY - JANUARY 23: Ichiro Suzuki speaks to the media after being elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame Class of 2025 on January 23, 2025 in Cooperstown, New York. (Photo by New ...

Ichiro Suzuki joined a select group of professional hitters with a significant milestone on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2013, as the Yankees outfielder connected his 4,000th career hit between the U.S ...

Ichiro Suzuki (Steph Chambers / Getty Images file) When Suzuki arrived in Peoria, Arizona, for spring training in 2001, the voices of skepticism were apparent, Turner said, describing those days ...

Seattle Mariner Ichiro Suzuki smiles during a news conference Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2001, in Seattle, ... (Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images) Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images.