Ichiro Suzuki was among the few Japanese players who transitioned well from Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball to Major League Baseball.
On Monday, starting pitchers were the first position voted upon, with Hall of Famer Marino Rivera, three-time All Star Andy ...
A leadoff hitter, an ace starter and a lockdown closer walk into a Hall … It’s no joke. The National Baseball Hall of Fame’s ...
all while leaving him just one vote shy of being the second-ever unanimous Hall of Fame selection (Mariano Rivera, 2019). Only Derek Jeter (2020) has earned as many votes, as a position player ...
New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera, inducted in 2019 ... becoming the first Japanese position player to join Major League Baseball. That season he won both the American League MVP and Rookie ...
Suzuki nearly joined Mariano Rivera – a man tasked with pitching ... Jeter’s 99.748% showing in 2020 as the highest for a position player in Hall of Fame voting. Wagner’s 82.5% vote total ...
Yankees closer Mariano Rivera is the only MLB player to earn ... Regardless of the reason, Ichiro — the first Japanese position player to enter MLB — will now be the first Japanese product ...
New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera is still the only player to be ... Suzuki made seismic waves as the first Japanese position player to sign with a major league club. Winner of the American ...
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