Ichiro Suzuki was among the few Japanese players who transitioned ... It places him narrowly behind Derek Jeter (2020) and Mariano Rivera (2019) in Hall of Fame voting percentages.

making him the first-ever Japanese-born player to earn the honor, all while leaving him just one vote shy of being the second-ever unanimous Hall of Fame selection (Mariano Rivera, 2019).

Beloved in Japan and in the US ... New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera is still the only player to be elected with 100% of the vote. In this year’s class, Suzuki joins starting pitcher ...

Suzuki could join Mariano Rivera as the only unanimous picks for Cooperstown ... Suzuki came to Major League Baseball from Japan as a 27-year-old in 2001 and joined Fred Lynn in 1975 as the only ...