Ichiro Suzuki, Japan and Hall of Fame

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 is much more than that at home in Japan. Ichiro is a wellspring of national pride — like Shohei Ohtani now — and his fame across the Pacific was therapeutic as the national economy sputtered through the so-called lost decades.
Seattle Mariners Legend Ichiro Suzuki Inducted to Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
The Seattle Mariners all-time hit king and owner of several MLB and NPB records received the first of what's likely to be two different Hall of Fame inductions earlier this week.
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In first at-bat, Ichiro Suzuki reaches Japanese Hall of Fame
Ichiro Suzuki, whose outstanding play in Japanese baseball led him to international stardom in the major leagues, was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.
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Tuesday night will be a very special one for the Seattle Mariners and their fans. That will mark the day that M's legend Ichiro Suzuki learns that he will get i
Ichiro inducted into Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
The NPB and MLB superstar Ichiro Suzuki was inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame this week, during a ceremony held in Tokyo. At the
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The Baseball Hall of Fame was made for Ichiro Suzuki. Will perfect candidate be unanimous?
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Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle Mariners Legend, Earns Election to Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
Congratulations are in order for Seattle Mariners legend Ichiro Suzuki, who earned election to the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame on Thursday. The Mariners posted the news on social media. This is just one of two Halls of Fame that Ichiro will earn election to this month,
Ichiro voted into Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
Former players Hitoki Iwase and Masayuki Kakefu and former Central League umpire Hiroya Tomizawa were also voted into the Hall.
Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he is much more than that at home in Japan
Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he's much more than that in Japan. Back home, he's a wellspring of national pride, much like Shohei Ohtani now. His triumphs across the Pacific buoyed the nation as Japan's economy sputtered through the so-called lost decades of the 1990s and into the 2000s.
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