But when he made his debut, Ichiro was more a curiosity than a shoo-in for Cooperstown. He’d won seven straight batting titles in Japan, but he was small with unusual mechanics, and his tendency ...

The former Mariners superstar was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote (named on all but one ballot) ...

Everyone knew about Ichiro. While we were in Japan, every time an American player got a base hit, you’d hear the term, “Nice batting,” in a Japanese accent over the speaker system.

Others, of course, helped that tale along. Ichiro's batting-practice displays of power became part of the lore and kindled the idea that Ichiro could do what other elite hitters were doing if only ...

It’s hard enough picking the top 10 moments of Ichiro’s brilliant baseball career, much less ranking them in order. Ask 10 people, and you would likely get 10 different answers. So before ...

Seattle Mariners legend Ichiro Suzuki earned election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown by earning a ...

By then, Ichiro had already amassed 1,278 hits and hit .353 in nine seasons with the Orix Blue Wave of the Japan Pacific League, winning seven consecutive batting titles in the process.

Ichiro developed his unique swing very early, lifting his right leg and almost running to first base before hitting the ball. Repeatedly told in Japan to change it, he declined. His given name ...

Ichiro developed his unique swing very early, lifting his right leg and almost running to first base before hitting the ball. Repeatedly told in Japan to change it, he declined. His given name ...

Ichiro joined the majors in 2001 as a highly touted Japanese prospect, hitting .353 during his nine seasons in his home country, where he won three MVPs and was a seven-time All-Star. Joining the ...

Ichiro developed his unique swing very early, lifting his right leg and almost running to first base before hitting the ball. Repeatedly told in Japan to change it, he declined. His given name ...

Our manager was Lou Piniella. Ichiro was hitting foul balls over the third-base dugout and over the third baseman and he would get a lot of his base hits between first and second, short and third ...