January 22nd, 2025 by Michael SchatzAs we all know, Ichiro Suzuki is one of the newest members of the baseball Hall of Fame. He’s a baseball legend who amazed fans with his incredible skills on the field.

Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for baseball’s Hall of Fame, falling one vote shy of unanimous when he was elected along with CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner.

Ichiro Suzuki could have been immortalized as a first-ballot Hall of Famer nearly a decade ago. He was last a full-time starter in 2012, at age 38. He logged his 3,000th hit in 2016, when he was 42. Still,