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 38. He logged his 3,000th hit in 2016, when he was 42. Still, he made us wait three more years to celebrate his retirement.

Seattle Mariners legend Ichiro Suzuki is set to earn election into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. This comes on the heels of his

Ichiro Suzuki, C.C. Sabathia and Billy Wagner were elected as the newest members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the museum announced.

The trio of stars, each of whom spent part of their career in New York, will be inducted in Cooperstown on July 27.

In July 2012, the Yankees sent non-prospect minor league pitchers D.J Mitchell and Danny Farquhar to the Mariners for Suzuki, who was in the last year of a five-year, $90 million contract. The Yankees were only on the hook for $2.5 million in that final year. They extended him for two years, $13 million from 2013-14.

Major League Baseball has a major problem with Hall of Fame voting. Countless legends of the game are snubbed year in and year out, and it just doesn’t make sense when you look at their numbers. Notably,

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The new Japanese 'ace' of the Dodgers has just been officially introduced, but a spot is already waiting for him soon in New York.

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.

Recently elected Hal of Famer, Ichiro Suzuki was a Yankee for a 2 1/2 seasons but was still productive after being acquired from the Seattle Mariners.