“I would like to invite you to my house, we will have a drink in combination and take a talk,” Suzuki said through a translator.
Suzuki reportedly joined legendary New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera as the other unanimous Hall of Famer in MLB history.
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Former Seattle Mariners Voltiger Ichiro Suzuki dug a ball into the canoe before launching the first throw for an attack against the Houston Astros at T-Mobile Park. (Joe Nicholson/USA TODAY SPORTS)
The news of Suzuki’s unanimous vote sparked widespread outrage from enthusiasts and media experts on social media in the hours following the announcement.
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Ichiro Suzuki, a former Seattle Mariners player, talks his enthronement at the Mariners Hall of Fame before a fit between the Seattle Mariners and the Cleveland Guardians at the T-Mobile Park. (Steven Bisig/USA TODAY SPORTS)
Suzuki is the first Japanese to be admitted.
Suzuki moved to Major League Baseball from Japan as a 27-year-old in 2001 and joined Fred Lynn in 1975 as the only players to win AL Rookie of the Year and AL MVP in the same season. Suzuki was a two-time AL batting champion and 10-time All-Star and Gold Glove outfielder, hitting .311 with 117 homers, 780 RBIs and 509 stolen bases with the Seattle Mariners (2001-12, 2018-19), the New York Yankees (2012-14) and Miami Marlins (2015-17).
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Ichiro Suzuki before a game between the Seattle Mariners and the St. Louis Cardinals at T-Mobile Park April 21, 2023, in Seattle. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
Suzuki is perhaps the best contact hitter in baseball history with 1,278 hits in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball and 3,089 in MLB. His combined total of 4,367 is higher than Pete Rose’s MLB record of 4,256. Suzuki had a record 262 hits in 2004.
CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner join Suzuki in the 2025 Hall of Fame class.
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Jackson Thompson is a sports for Fox News Digital. Il in the past worked for ESPN and Business Insider. Jackson has covered the Super Bowl and NBA Finals, and has interviewed iconic figures Usain Bolt, Rob Gronkowski, Jerry Rice, Troy Aikman, Mike Trout, David Ortiz, and Roger Clemens.
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