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Ichiro falling short of unanimous shows Hall of Fame voting process has reached new level of absurdity

Ichiro Suzuki was left of the ballot of one anonymous Hall of Fame voter, which only continues the discourse that has plagued the voting process.

Seattle Times · 18h

Why a unanimous Hall of Fame vote for Ichiro isn’t what matters most

Ichiro had more hits than anyone, while serving as a powerful precedent for Japanese players. That overshadows whether his Hall of Fame election was unanimous.

The New York Times · 22h

Ichiro Suzuki falls 1 vote shy of unanimous vote to Baseball Hall of Fame

Suzuki easily cleared the bar for first-ballot induction. But like Derek Jeter, he missed getting in unanimously by one vote.

CNN · 23h

Ichiro Suzuki headlines 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class, receiving 99.7% of the vote

Beloved in Japan and in the US, Ichiro Suzuki now has a permanent home in Cooperstown, New York. Suzuki, 51, cements himself in baseball lore, becoming the first Japanese player to be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

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“Shaking for 24 Hrs”: Shohei Ohtani’s Rare Triple Autographed Card With Japanese Icons Startles Fan

Just imagine this—you open a fresh pack of Topps baseball cards, but what if those are autographed cards? The post “Shaking ...

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Ichiro Suzuki to be first Japanese player to make Hall of Fame. Shohei Ohtani on track to be second

Suzuki spent nine seasons with Orix in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball before joining MLB and the Mariners in 2001. While Japanese pitcher Hideo Nomo was a star for the Dodgers in the 1990s, ...

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Ichiro is about to get his Hall of Fame moment. For Japan, he's more than just a baseball star

Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he's much more than that in Japan. “He healed the wounds in Japan’s national psyche, ...

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