A once-in-a-generation player who earned the admiration of baseball fans in North America -- the birthplace of the sport -- has now received the highe ...

After what will go down in history as one of the greatest rookie seasons of all time, Pittsburgh Pirates pitching phenom and ...

Paul Skenes capped off his historic rookie season for the Pittsburgh Pirates by pitching two shutout innings against the New York Yankees. Nearly four months l ...

Ichiro also named former Yankees teammate Derek Jeter as another he looks forward to encountering. Two other Japanese stars have previously appeared on the Hall of Fame ballot, Hideo Nomo in 2014 and ...

Yankees legend Hideki Matsui played seven seasons ... Before Suzuki, there were good players like pitchers Shigetoshi Hasegawa and Hideo Nomo. After Suzuki, there was Matsui, Yu Darvish, Masahiro ...

CC Sabathia’s career ended abruptly. Yes, the longtime Yankees left-hander had announced months earlier his plans to retire after the 2019 season, but his final appearance did not go as ...

A 10-time All Star, Suzuki didn't join former Yankees reliever and the MLB's all-time saves ... While Japanese pitcher Hideo Nomo was a star for the Dodgers in the 1990s, Suzuki was the first Japanese ...

Prior to Ichirō, only two Japanese players, pitcher Nomo Hideo and slugger Matsui Hideki ... who pitched for the New York Yankees from 1995 to 2013. Voters are allowed to attach their names ...

Players are elected to the Hall of Fame provided they are named on at least 75% of ballots cast by eligible voting members of the BBWAA. With 394 ballots submitted in the 2025 election, candidates ...

New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera is still the ... While pitchers, including Hideo Nomo, had already played in the US, Suzuki made seismic waves as the first Japanese position player to ...