Ichiro was just a single vote shy of being unanimously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. He becomes the first player born in Japan to be inducted.

Ichiro Suzuki began his U.S. professional career in Seattle with the Mariners and played a total of 14 seasons with the organization. Born in Japan, Ichiro played nine seasons in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) league before crossing the Pacific Ocean to join the Mariners.