Ichiro Suzuki becomes first Japanese player elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame
22-01-2025 00:49 via theguardian.com

Ichiro Suzuki becomes first Japanese player elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame

CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner also make listIchiro falls one vote short of unanimous selectionIchiro Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for baseball’s Hall of Fame, falling one vote shy of a unanimous selection when he was elected on Tuesday along with CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner.Suzuki received 393 of 394 votes from the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Sabathia’s name was on 342 ballots and Wagner’s on 325, which was 29 more than the 296 needed for t
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