Opinion
Baseball Hall of Fame voters got it right in a near-unanimous decision
Ichiro wasn't unanimous and Billy Wagner probably got in later than he should have, but all three are deserving of their place in Cooperstown.
Ichiro deserves the Hall of Fame. Who cares if he didn't get 100% of the vote?
If that vote was given to a player who deserves to stay on the ballot, then why are MLB writers and baseball fans upset that Suzuki wasn't a unanimous choice?
Seattle Mariners will retire 2025 Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki's No. 51 jersey
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.
Mariners set to retire Ichiro's number after Hall of Fame selection
The Mariners will retire Ichiro's iconic number 51 amid his Baseball Hall of Fame induction during the 2025 season.
How many unanimous Baseball Hall of Famers are there? Ichiro Suzuki one vote shy
No, Suzuki in 2025 was one vote shy of being a unanimous Baseball Hall of Famer, joining Jeter in terms of percentage (99.7%). Jeter was inducted in 2020. The one voter who snubbed Jeter has not been revealed to this point.
2025 Baseball Hall of Fame inductees include Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner
Sports' Gabe Lacques explains how Suzuki, Sabathia and Wagner were elected to the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class.
Ichiro, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner voted into baseball Hall of Fame
The Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025 will be honored in the annual induction ceremony July 27 in Cooperstown, New York.
Ichiro, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame; Suns gearing up for Jimmy Butler trade?
ICHIRO SUZUKI, CC SABATHIA AND BILLY WAGNER The wait is over. For two of the three newest members, it was the shortest wait possible. For the third, the longest. Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner are officially Hall of Fame-bound,
Watch: Ken Griffey Jr welcomes Ichiro to National Baseball Hall of Fame
Ken Griffey Jr. played on the same Seattle team as Ichiro in 2009 and 2010, near the end of Junior's playing career.
Bill Madden: Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner make up electric Hall of Fame trio
In Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner, the Baseball Writers Association delivered quite an eclectic trifecta to ...
Watch CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner find out they've made the Baseball Hall of Fame, plus a special Ichiro video
Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, and Billy Wagner have been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. The players and then the public learned the results of the 2025 vote by the Baseball Writers Association of ...
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Andruw will have to wait to join ex-Brave Wagner in the HOF
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Ex-MLB star pleads with Hall of Fame voters to reconsider candidacy: 'I didn't get credit for what I did'
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.