Ichiro, you won’t be surprised to learn, hit an opposite-field single to left field off A’s reliever Jim Mecir and later came ...

What might be a bit surprising is how one of Ichiro’s popular rookie cards has tumbled leading up to Tuesday’s announcement, followed by a quick jolt less than a week ago. Here’s a glimpse ...

Ichiro debuted in the Pacific Northwest in 2001 and instantly took Major League Baseball by storm. An integral part of Seattle’s record-breaking 116-win team that year, the 27-year-old rookie ...

He retired as a career .311/.355/.402 hitter with 3,089 hits and 509 stolen bases. Ichiro was named Rookie of the Year and MVP in 2001. Before coming to MLB, he played nine seasons with the Orix ...

His signature humor was on display in a post-induction video call where Ken Griffey Jr. made a surprise appearance, congratulating Ichiro and telling him that since he’s a rookie member of the ...

Even after a dazzling start to his MLB career that saw him named both Rookie of the Year and MVP - a feat accomplished just one other time, by Fred Lynn in 1975 - Ichiro said he didn’t fully ...

“He’s funny in that way.” Ichiro would be much more than fine, en route to a stunningly good start to his MLB career that saw him win American League Rookie of the Year and MVP for a ...

“In 2001, there was probably not one person on this Earth that thought this day would come,” Ichiro said through an interpreter, recalling his rookie season with the Seattle Mariners.

He was a lifetime .311 hitter who stole 509 career bases. Ichiro won a laundry list of awards including Rookie of the Year (2001) and MVP (2001). He was a two-time batting champion, a 10-time Gold ...

It is headlined by legendary closer Billy Wagner, veteran southpaw C.C Sabathia as well as one of baseball’s top hitters, Ichiro Suzuki ... winning American League Rookie of the Year and ...