I didn't know much about Ichiro then, except that he was a star in Japan and had the opportunity to become a star in the States. But his image on his Topps rookie card was nothing short of cool.

Ichiro Suzuki is a first-ballot Hall of Famer. That has long been the assumption among baseball fans regarding the Japanese ...

Ichiro. The name sells itself. Ichiro Suzuki had already cemented a strong, and likely everlasting baseball card market long before Tuesday’s almost unanimous vote for his induction into the ...

The first time Ichiro Suzuki set foot into ... back on Nov. 12, 2001. Suzuki, who had already donated a bat from his MVP and Rookie of the Year campaign during the season, wanted to check out ...

He quickly congratulated Ichiro Suzuki for this achievement. But there was leg-pulling, too. He pointed out Ichiro Suzuki’s rookie status ... in Nishikasugai-gun, Japan, Ichiro Suzuki began ...

Global baseball's hit king Ichiro Suzuki ... Japanese position player, as opposed to a pitcher, to play in the US major leagues. He won both American League Most Valuable Player and Rookie of ...

ICHIRO SUZUKI: (Speaking Japanese). SULLIVAN: During his first training camp, he said, people told him to go back to Japan. but things changed fast. That year, Suzuki won rookie of the year and ...

But Suzuki was the one who opened the door for Japanese hitters, signing with the Mariners in 2001. “When Ichiro finally came over and began his rise in this game, it showed the way for other ...