Ichiro inducted into National Baseball Hall of Fame
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Undersized and with a weird swing, Ichiro Suzuki stood out because of two Hall of Fame careers across 28 years in pro baseball.
For baseball fans across the country, outfielder Ichiro Suzuki’s induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame this weekend is the capstone to a storied career of broken records.
After receiving the call from the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Ichiro Suzuki sat down with Bob Costas to talk about his historic journey in the Majors
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Exactly two hitters, ever, got 3,000 hits after their age-26 season: Rose (3,357) and Ichiro (3,089), decades later. Nobody else is within 150 of Ichiro, and the closest active player, Paul Goldschmidt, is just over halfway at 1,668 post-age-26 hits through Friday. Aaron Judge? Mike Trout? Jose Altuve? Sorry, not even close.
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The family of legendary Mariners broadcaster Dave Niehaus — the voice of Seattle baseball for more than three decades — shared a quiet exchange they had with Ichiro.
George Brett joins Jon Morosi at the Hall of Fame parade to discuss his friendships with other hall of famers and his admiration for Ichiro Suzuki