Seattle Mariners legend Ichiro Suzuki will earn election into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. When he does, he'll becom

Congratulations are in order for Seattle Mariners legend Ichiro Suzuki, who was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday night! Suzuki earned el

Ichiro Suzuki is the first Japanese-born player voted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He'll be joined by CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner in the Class of 2025.

As the Class of 2025 for the National Baseball Hall of Fame has been revealed, 6-time MLB All-Star Kenny Lofton reiterates his wish of getting a fair shake at entering the Hall himself.

Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner. With players this accomplished and an institution so steeped in history, there are plenty of fun facts to dig through about the newest Hall of Fame class.

How did the five former Seattle Mariners on the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot, besides Cooperstown-bound Ichiro, do in the voting?

It's been a franchise rule that players eligible to have their jersey retired must be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Griffey Jr. (No. 24) and Martinez (No. 11) met that criteria and have their uniform numbers hanging in the left-center corner of T-Mobile Park.

Year-by-year inductees to the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame: BBWAA: Elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America; TGE: Today’s Game Era (1998-present) committee; VC: Elected by the Veterans Committee;

Ichiro Suzuki had a busy Tuesday night. First, he was announced as an inductee into the National Baseball Hall of Fame as part of its class of 2025. Moments later, the Seattle Mariners announced the organization would retire his famous No.

On the same day that Ichiro Suzuki learned that he'd been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, the Seattle Mariners announced that they'll retire his No. 51 during the upcoming season: On August 9, we’ll officially retire Ichiro’s iconic No. 51. #IchiroHOF 8月9日に、イチローの「51」は正式に永久欠番となる。 🔗 https://t.co/7tWKi0G8Dt pic.twitter.com/d794RDFx4r

The career .311 MLB hitter was the 2001 AL MVP and Rookie of the Year and won 10 consecutive AL Gold Glove Awards, all with the Mariners.

Ichiro Suzuki, C.C. Sabathia and Billy Wagner were elected as the newest members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, the museum announced.