The first Japanese player ever elected to the Hall of Fame, a reformed alcoholic, and an under-sized, under-rated strikeout artist from ... one vote of equaling Mariano Rivera’s perfection ...

Suzuki appeared on all but one of the 394 ballots submitted, failing to join Mariano Rivera as the only player ... He was a truly unique artist, and still pretty near the height of his powers ...

It was the culture of baseball, his admiration, and he wanted to understand that, starting with the art collection ... joining New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera. “I think it will have ...

Ichiro was just one vote shy of becoming the second unanimous selection (Mariano Rivera did it in 2019 ... base hits up the middle into an art form. He reached 200 hits his first 10 seasons ...

Mariano Rivera, the Yankees’ legendary closer inducted ... He was part athlete, part artist, part wizard, part rock star. Ichiro joined the Mariners at age 27 in 2001, making the leap from ...

Mariano Rivera and his wife ... missing most of the season due to injuries but drawing starts at first base in the postseason. Berti was nontendered back in November. The Athletic | Chris ...

and possibly only the second player chosen unanimously after New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera. Ichiro debuted in Major League Baseball in 2001 with the Seattle Mariners, the first Japanese ...

The only player of the 278 Hall of Fame players to be voted in unanimously is longtime Yankees closer Mariano Rivera. Suzuki joined Mariners legend ... a hitter who turned slap singles into a work of ...

It took a decade for the former strikeout artist to get voted into the HOF ... Ichiro fell one vote shy of joining Mariano Rivera as the only unanimous inductees. Instead, he tallied 99.7 percent ...

Daily headlines, straight to your inboxRead it online first and stay up-to-date, delivered daily at 7 AM Sign Up Mariano Rivera ... He was part athlete, part artist, part wizard, part rock ...