It was no surprise to hear on Tuesday that Ichiro Suzuki was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year on the ballot. It was a surprise that he fell one vote short of being a unanimous selection as part of a 2025 class that also features CC Sabathia,

While Ichiro Suzuki was snubbed of just one vote in the prestigious MLB Hall of Fame voting, MLB insider is not happy with it.

Ichiro Suzuki and CC Sabathia were elected to Baseball’s Hall of Fame on Tuesday night, Suzuki in overwhelming fashion, while Billy Wagner made the most of his 10th and final appearance on the ballot, clearing the 75% barrier to inclusion by earning 325 of 394 votes.

Players are elected to the Hall of Fame provided they are named on at least 75% of ballots cast by eligible voting members of the BBWAA. With 394 ballots submitted in the 2025 election, candidates needed to receive 296 votes to be elected.

His given name Ichiro — 'ichi'' means ''one'' in Japanese — started appearing on the back of his jersey in 1994 with the Orix BlueWave. Suzuki is a very common family name, and manager Akira ...

Ichiro Suzuki has made even more history. The all-time great hitter is heading to Cooperstown, with C.C. Sabathia and Billy Wagner joining him.

Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner reached the necessary 75% support on the BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot revealed Tuesday. Complete results.

Suzuki is the first Japanese player elected, falling one vote shy of unanimous. The trio will be inducted on July 27 in Cooperstown, N.Y., along with classic era committee picks Dave Parker and

Newly-elected Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki took a playful shot at the lone baseball writer who didn't vote for him."I was able to receive many votes from the writers, and (I'm) grateful for them," Suzuki said at his Hall of Fame news conference,

Chase Utley is well-positioned to someday reach the 75% mark for election, but Jimmy Rollins and Bobby Abreu are spinning their wheels.

The most important thing that happened on Tuesday insofar as the Baseball Hall of Fame is concerned is that three players – Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, and Billy Wagner – were announced as having been elected to Cooperstown by the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA).