Ichiro is about to get his Hall of Fame moment. For Japan, he's more than just a baseball star
Ichiro is a wellspring of national pride — like Shohei Ohtani now — and his fame across the Pacific was therapeutic as ...
Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he is much more than that at home in Japan
Ichiro will go into the Hall of Fame as professional baseball’s all-time leader in hits with 4,367 (3,089 in MLB and 1,278 in ...
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Ichiro is about to get his Hall of Fame moment. For Japan, he's more than just a baseball star
Terrill, File) TOKYO (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki is all about ... Right-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo preceded him, and Hideki Matsui came just after, both boosting the country's confidence in a period ...
Fourth outfielder? Slap hitter? Ichiro got to Cooperstown by silencing early skeptics
On April 2, 2001, Bret Boone jogged to second base for a chilly Opening Day in Seattle. The roof at Safeco Field was open, the upstart Oakland Athletics were in town, and ESPN2 had the national ...