“Legendary” Ichiro Suzuki has been named a new candidate for the Hall of Fame. With the Hall of Fame already guaranteed, Ichiro is aiming for a “unanimous agreement.”
“MLB.com ” unveiled 28 candidates for the 2025 Hall of Fame on Wednesday. 14 new candidates have been added to the previous 14 who failed to join the Hall of Fame.
The newly added players include Ichiro Suzuki, the legendary Japanese major leaguer, CC Sabathia, Dustin Pedroia, the “small giant,” “King” Felix Hernandez, Carlos Gonzalez, Curtis Granderson, Adam Jones, Ian Kinsler, Russell Martin, Brian McCann, Henry Ramirez, Fernando Rodney, Troy Tulowitzki and Ben Zobrist.
The most noticeable figure is Ichiro. Ichiro, who was nominated by the Orix Buffaloes through the Japanese professional baseball rookie draft in 1991, challenged the major leagues after playing in 951 games in nine seasons, including a full-fledged start in 1994, with 1,278 hits, 118 homers, 529 RBIs, 658 runs, 199 steals, and a batting average of 0.353 OPS of 0.943.
If he was a mid- and long-distance player in Japan, Ichiro can hit a home run after taking the major league stage, but he turned into a player who focused on precision and speed. In 2001, his first season with the Seattle Mariners, he played in 157 games, recording 242 hits, eight homers, 69 RBIs, 127 runs, 56 steals, and a batting average of 0.350 OPS of 0.838. This has led to many history.
This has led to numerous history. Since his debut year, he has had the most hits, stole the most, and won the MVP title at the same time. The All-Star selection, the Gold Glove, and the Silver Slugger were truly “dumb.” Notably, 56 steals were the most stolen bases in a single season by an Asian major leaguer before Shohei Ohtani hit 59 steals this year.
Since then, Ichiro has been on a roll. He had 200 hits for a whopping 10 consecutive seasons through the 2010 season, and acquired the title of most hits six times since his debut season. Moreover, he secured the title of batting champion once again in 2004, which led to the selection of the All Star for 10 consecutive seasons and the Gold Glove Award.
Ichiro, who became a “superstar” representing Seattle, ended his active career in 2019 with a whopping 0.311 OPS of 0.757 in 2,653 games in 19 seasons, including changing his uniform to the New York Yankees through a trade in 2011 and returning to Seattle again in 2018 after going through the Mami Marlins.
“토토사이트.com ” seems to expect unanimous agreement while predicting that Ichiro will exceed 75% of the vote, which is the condition for him to enter the Hall of Fame. Mariano Rivera, who has played in 1,115 games in 19 major league seasons with a record of 82-60-652 saves and a 2.21 ERA, is the only one who has entered the Hall of Fame with “all consensus” so far. Rivera entered the Hall of Fame unanimously for the first time ever, sweeping 425 votes in 2019.
“Ichiro and Sabathia are the most likely players to win 75 percent of the vote,” said MLB.com . Ichiro belongs to a 3,000-hit club in the Major League, but has more than 4,000 hits including his Japanese career. Ichiro was named the Rookie of the Year in 2001 and the MVP of the American League, and won the All-Star and Gold Glove for 10 consecutive seasons. “Will Ichiro be the second player to be inducted into the Hall of Fame unanimously?” he said.
Meanwhile, the results of the Hall of Fame vote will be made public on January 22 next year. Will Ichiro, who had been a symbol of the Japanese Major Leaguer until Otani appeared, be able to enter the Hall of Fame unanimously.
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