Ichiro Suzuki (51), a “genius hitter” born by Japan and who dominated the major league stage with a “hit machine” during his active days, will finally appear as a candidate for the Hall of Fame.
The official Major League website (MLB.com ) released 28 candidates for the 2025 Hall of Fame on the 19th (Korea Standard Time).
First, Ichiro’s name was included in the 14 new candidates. They include Ichiro, CC Sabathia, Dustin Pedroia, Felix Hernandez, Carlos Gonzalez, Curtis Granderson, Adam Jones, Ian Kinsler, Russell Martin, Brian McCann, Henry Ramirez, Fernando Rodney, Troy Tulowitzki and Ben Zobrist.
There are also 14 contenders. Billy Wagner, Bobby Abreu, Carlos Beltran, Mark Burley, Tori Hunter, Andrew Jones, Andy Petit, Manny Ramirez, Alex Rodriguez, Francisco Rodriguez, Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley, Omar Biskel and David Wright are full of players who were once famous.
Already, Ichiro’s induction into the Hall of Fame seems to be a fait accompli. Beyond this, attention is being paid to whether the Hall of Fame is unanimous or not. The condition for being inducted into the Hall of Fame is to win more than 75% of the votes in the American Baseball Journalists Association (BBWAA).
“The players who are most likely to get more than 75 percent of the votes among the new candidates are Ichiro and Sabathia,” the MLB.com said on the day. “In particular, Ichiro is a member of the Major League 3,000-hit club, and when he is included in the Japanese professional baseball league, his total number of hits exceeds 4,000. He also won the American League MVP and Rookie of the Year in 2001, and has experience of 10 hits in 200 hit seasons, 10 All-Star selections, and 10 gold gloves,” he said, signaling that Ichiro has a close 100 percent chance of being inducted in his first year as a Hall of Fame candidate.
In fact, Ichiro was a sensation in the 토토사이트 Major League. Having dominated the Japanese league by posting a batting average of .353 1,278 hits, 118 homers, 628 RBIs and 199 steals in 951 games, he joined the Seattle Mariners in 2001 and succeeded in advancing to the Major League.
As soon as he made his big league debut in 2001, Ichiro won both the MVP and Rookie of the Year award by ranking first in the American League batting average (batting .350) and most hits (242 hits), and first in stolen bases (56). In 2004, he exploded 262 hits, setting a new record for the most hits in a single major league season, and completely “receiving” the major league stage. Having played 200 hits for 10 consecutive years until 2010, Ichiro ended his career in the 2019 season and posted a total of 2,653 games with a batting average of .311 3089 hits, 117 homers, 780 RBIs and 509 steals.
Only 33 players have had 3,000 hits in the history of the Major League. Ichiro’s 3,089 hits rank 25th, the most hits in the entire history of the Major League. He also set an immortal record of 4,367 hits in the entire U.S. and Japan.
Now, Ichiro is aiming to win 100 percent of the votes, going beyond the Hall of Fame induction. So far, there has been only one unanimous vote. In 2019, Mariano Rivera won 425 votes, making it a unanimous decision. Rivera is a legendary closer with 652 saves in his career. “I wonder if Ichiro will become the second player who will be inducted into the Hall of Fame unanimously,” MLB.com said.
Attention is focusing on the outcome of Wagner’s bid for the last try. Wagner won 73.8 percent of the votes last year, which was a waste. “He is highly likely to be inducted this time, as he is in his 10th and final year as a Hall of Fame candidate,” predicted MLB.com . Wagner has 422 saves overall, ranking eighth in saves.
Who will be honored to join the Hall of Fame this time? Attention is focusing on whether Ichiro will win the unanimous vote. The result of the vote will be revealed on January 22nd next year through a live broadcast on the MLB Network. The 2025 Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held on July 28th next year in Cooperstown, New York.