Former Japanese star Ichiro Suzuki headlined inductees in the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame. He became famous as a Seattle Mariner, and his election comes as Japanese players are more popular than ever.

Ichiro will join Ken Griffey Jr., Edgar Martinez and Jackie Robinson as the only jerseys retired by the Mariners.

The career .311 MLB hitter was the 2001 AL MVP and Rookie of the Year and won 10 consecutive AL Gold Glove Awards, all with the Mariners.

One exchange the former Yankees outfielder was recorded for history by legendary sports reporter Peter Gammons in a story ...

Sabathia and Suzuki were elected in their first appearance on the ballot, while Wagner made it on his 10th and final try. The ...

Ichiro Suzuki, the dominant contact hitter whose 19 years in the major leagues, mostly with the Seattle Mariners, became the ...

Global baseball's hit king Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese-born player elected to Major League baseball's Hall of ...

Used to leading off, Ichiro Suzuki got antsy when he had to wait. Considered a no-doubt pick for baseball’s Hall of Fame and ...

For Ichiro Suzuki, whose baseball career defied convention and shattered records, his induction into the Hall of Fame has ...