Continuing a tradition that began in 2000, Major League Baseball returns to Tokyo for the 2025 season opener, reinforcing ...

When Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese-born player to be ... missing a unanimous selection by one vote after paving the way for future stars like Hideki Matsui and Shohei Ohtani. Netherlands: ...

The 2001 AL Rookie of the Year was Ichiro Suzuki, the 27-year-old future Hall ... While players like Nomo and Ichiro -- along with others like Hideki Matsui and Kaz Sasaki -- were pioneers at ...

The 2025 Major League Baseball Hall of Fame class has been announced, with three players earning induction into Cooperstown: CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner, and Ichiro Suzuki. Wagner earned the honor ...

A Hall of Fame cover athlete: Ichiro Suzuki. Ichiro’s card has ... s rookie season with his funky windup. Or playing as Hideki Matsui during the 2009 World Series. Or hurling fastballs in ...

But with Ichiro Suzuki’s new status as a member of the hallowed Hall ... deserves the closest inspection now that Ichiro has broken down the door. That’s Hideki Matsui. Matsui was on the 2018 Baseball ...

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?

Ichiro Suzuki made his name in Japan and his mark ... Suzuki paved the way for future MLB stars like Shohei Ohtani, Hideki Matsui, Seiya Suzuki and Masataka Yoshida. Yet that wasn't enough for ...

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki wants to raise a glass with the voter who chose not to check off his name on the Hall of Fame ballot. “There’s one writer that I wasn’t able to get a ...

By paving the way for stars like Sasaki, Ohtani, and Yamamoto, he also opened doors for legends like Ichiro Suzuki, Hideki Matsui, Yu Darvish, Kenta Maeda, Kazuhisa Ishii, Takashi Saito ...

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki became the first Asian player elected to ... Hideo Nomo in 2014 and Hideki Matsui four years later. Both dropped off after failing to be named on 5 ...