This weekend, Mariners legend Ichiro Suzuki will become the first Asian player inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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.

In Japan, many agreed with Chris Assenheimer's stance that Ichiro wasn't a true rookie. In the US, it didn't go over quite that well.

As baseball’s shrine prepares to welcome its first Japanese-born inductee, Cooperstown is making an extra effort to welcome Ichiro Suzuki’s countrymen and fans to “America’s most perfect village.”