Ichiro Suzuki’s lengthy baseball career is Hall of Fame worthy — nearly unanimously so. The Japanese superstar was voted into Cooperstown on Tuesday, coming up one vote short of being the second player to net 100 percent of the vote.

Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2025. The final results were unveiled Tuesday

Expected to be the first Japanese player elected to the Cooperstown on Tuesday, Ichiro is a wellspring of national pride and his fame across the Pacific when he joined MLB was therapeutic for his