“His election into the Hall of Fame will have a great significance to him. It won’t define him, because his career defines him, but having that plaque in Cooperstown and being the first ...

Global baseball's hit king Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese-born player elected to Major League baseball's Hall of Fame on Tuesday, just one vote shy of unanimous selection. In his first year ...

His speed and technique helped redefine baseball and saw him become the first Japanese to reach the Hall of Fame on Tuesday, six years after retiring at the age of 45.

Ichiro Suzuki is a first-ballot Hall of Famer. That has long been the assumption among baseball fans regarding the Japanese outfielder who played the majority of his 19-year MLB career with the ...

Ichiro Suzuki is the Japanese Zen master who was so dedicated to baseball that he carried his bats in a moisture-proof case and apologised to their creator when he broke one. His speed and ...