The past, the present and the future of Mariners baseball shared the field Wednesday afternoon, and Colt Emerson could barely contain his enthusiasm. The only regret Emerson had from his first day ...

Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese-born player ever elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Remarkably, he captured 99.7% of the vote, just one shy of a unanimous selection. His career, ...

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Baseball Hall of Fame inductees Billy Wagner, left, Ichiro Suzuki, second from left, and CC Sabathia, center, pose for a photo with Willa Allen, second from right, widow of Baseball Hall of Fame ...

COOPERSTOWN, NY. — The day was filled with passionate speeches, inspirational messages, and ended Sunday with a comedy show by the least suspecting Hall of Famer, with most of the audience unaware he ...

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A superstar overseas and for nearly two decades in Major League Baseball, Ichiro Suzuki's 2025 election to the Baseball Hall of Fame makes him the first Japanese-born player to be enshrined in ...

SEATTLE – Years later, the details of his first encounter with Ichiro Suzuki are a bit fuzzy. The feeling is what remains for Justin Novak. “I was so nervous,” Novak said. “I’m, like, screaming inside ...

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- If you want someone for your next celebrity roast, Ichiro Suzuki could be your guy. Mixing sneaky humor with heartfelt messages, the first Japanese-born player to be inducted into ...

Baseball Hall of Famer and Seattle Mariners legend Ichiro missed unanimous election to Cooperstown by one single vote. He invited that voter over for a drink during the ensuing press conference. This ...