Suzuki referened the lone writer who did not give him a Hall of Fame vote, saying that a previous invitation to dinner had now "expired."

Ichiro Suzuki has his Hall of Fame plaque read to the crowd and receives his ring during his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame

Long before Shohei Ohtani became a global baseball sensation, there was another quiet, focused star who captured the imagination of two countries. The post What is Ichiro Suzuki’s Ethnicity and Nationality?

Exactly two hitters, ever, got 3,000 hits after their age-26 season: Rose (3,357) and Ichiro (3,089), decades later. Nobody else is within 150 of Ichiro, and the closest active player, Paul Goldschmidt, is just over halfway at 1,668 post-age-26 hits through Friday. Aaron Judge? Mike Trout? Jose Altuve? Sorry, not even close.

When Bryan Woo gets to the field every day, Ichiro Suzuki is already there. Taking batting practice. Shagging fly balls. Playing catch. He hangs around after too, offering any advice he can to the current generation of Mariners players.