Ichiro Suzuki could have been immortalized as a first-ballot Hall of Famer nearly a decade ago. He was last a full-time starter in 2012, at age 38. He logged his 3,000th hit in 2016, when he was ...

The Seattle Mariners legend will be inducted into Cooperstown on July 27, and when he gets there, he'll become one of just 12 ...

Ichiro was named Rookie of the Year and MVP in 2001. Before coming to MLB, he played nine seasons with the Orix Buffaloes in Japan, and won seven straight batting titles from 1994-2000.

Ichiro Suzuki fell one vote short of becoming the second player ever elected into the Hall of Fame unanimously. Whether he deserved that honor is debatable, but his greatness is not. To mark the ...

Ichiro Suzuki became a Hall of Famer when the Baseball Writers' Association of America revealed its ballots Tuesday night. Ichiro's stat line over more than two decades of excellence, first in ...

Consistency and Longevity Ichiro Suzuki’s Consistency Ichiro’s career in MLB spanned 19 seasons, during which he accumulated 3,089 hits and a .311 batting average.

TOKYO (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki was having his typical day on a baseball field in 2000, putting on a power display during batting practice before ripping line drives all over the field for the Orix… ...

Ichiro's batting-practice displays of power became part of the lore and kindled the idea that Ichiro could do what other elite hitters were doing if only he cared to.

It’s tempting to say Ichiro Suzuki, with his detached sense of cool, record-breaking hitting prowess and 28 seasons of excellence on both sides of the globe, was made for the Baseball Hall of Fame.

“After batting practice.” When he sat down on that third day, it was the best conversation I ever had with Ichiro — probably because it centered on Ken Griffey Jr., his idol who became his ...

TOKYO — Ichiro Suzuki was having his typical day on a baseball field in 2000, putting on a power display during batting practice before ripping line drives all over the field for the Orix ...