Hall of Fame, Ichiro Suzuki

Who's the one Hall of Fame voter who didn't find Ichiro Suzuki worthy? It wasn't me!
In my business, that knee-jerk response comes in handy. Fending off blame is a survival skill. A columnist knows he can’t fight a tidal wave of angry emails and social-media posts and, at some point, gives up trying to argue he is not, in fact, a nitwit. From there, it’s a short hop to a renunciation of any personal responsibility.
Ichiro Suzuki to Hall of Fame voter who didn’t vote for him: Let’s have a drink and chat
At a Hall of Fame news conference, Ichiro joined the ranks of many people around the globe in wondering why he didn’t get that one vote.
Ichiro Suzuki had a great message for the one baseball writer who left him off the Hall of Fame ballot
There was no surprise when it was announced that Ichiro Suzuki would enter the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. What was a surprise, though, was that one baseball writer didn’t think Ichiro deserved first-ballot consideration.
Worthy: A hat tip to Ichiro Suzuki for getting to the Hall of Fame one base at a time
Willie McGee won the National League MVP or the 1985 season, in which he hit just 10 home runs. McGee also batted .353. Vince Coleman scored 107 runs that season, and he had more than three times as many stolen bases (110) as he had extra-base hits (31). The leading home run hitter on the team, Jack Clark, hit just 22 homers.
Ichiro Suzuki wants to sit down and talk to Hall of Fame voter who kept him from being a unanimous inductee
Ichiro Suzuki said he wants to meet with the one person who voted against his induction into the Hall of Fame after he fell one vote shy of being unanimous.
Ichiro Suzuki jokes about lone Hall of Fame voter who snubbed him: 'We'll have a drink'
Among baseball's newest Hall of Famers, Ichiro Suzuki came one vote shy of a unanimous election – something that has only happened once in history. At a media conference in Cooperstown on Thursday, the first-ever Japanese Hall of Famer joked about the lone member of the Baseball Writers' Association of America who did not include him on their 2025 ballot.
Ichiro Suzuki’s near-unanimous Hall of Fame vote leaves sports media wondering: ‘Who was the numbskull?’
The Japanese superstar more than made the cut for Cooperstown enshrinement — along with ex-Yankees great CC Sabathia and former Mets closer Billy Wagner — coming up just one vote short
SI:AM | One Vote Doesn’t Spoil Ichiro Suzuki’s Hall of Fame Election
The fact that there has only been one unanimous selection in the history of BBWAA voting renders the distinction almost meaningless.
Ichiro Suzuki wants to have a drink with writer who left him off Hall of Fame ballot
Ichiro Suzuki wants to raise a glass with the voter who chose not to check off his name on the Hall of Fame ballot
Ichiro Suzuki just wants to 'have a good chat' with writer who didn't vote for him for Baseball Hall of Fame
Seattle Mariners legend Ichiro Suzukibecame the newest member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Ichiro was voted into Cooperstown in his first year of eligibility, and appeared on 393 of 394 ballots.
2025 Baseball Hall of Fame voting results: Ichiro Suzuki elected alongside CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner
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Baseball Hall of Fame 2025: Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner head to Cooperstown
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MLB notes: Ichiro not a unanimous choice? A deep dive into Hall of Fame’s biggest flubs
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Yankees legend Derek Jeter Urges Accountability From Hall of Fame Voters
Suzuki, a first-ballot Hall of Famer, was elected to the class of 2025 just one vote shy of being unanimous. The one voter ...
Former Seattle Mariners Shortstop Congratulates New HOF Inductee Ichiro Suzuki
When Ichiro Suzuki was announced as one of three former players in the 2025 National Baseball Hall of Fame class on Jan. 21, many people shared their stories ab ...