Ichiro wasn’t sure he would last a year in the major leagues. Anger helped him deliver what became known as the “Star Wars” throw. He wished the third-base coach had given him the stop sign before ...

SEATTLE — This weekend at T-Mobile Park, it was all about one man: 2025 National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee and former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki. The franchise legend, less than ...

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Hall of Famers coming to Cooperstown -- the newbies and the veterans alike -- are typically subject to a fairly regimented schedule. They have a garden party. Ozzie Smith holds an ...

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Seattle Mariners' legend Ichiro Suzuki is set to join baseball immortality on Sunday afternoon when he becomes the third Mariners player to get enshrined in the National Baseball ...

Ichiro arrived in Seattle in 2001, via Peoria, Ariz., as an enigma wrapped in flashy outfits. No Japanese position player had conquered Major League Baseball, and significant doubt throughout the ...

Ichiro Suzuki could have been immortalized as a first-ballot Hall of Famer nearly a decade ago. He was last a full-time starter in 2012, at age 38. He logged his 3,000th hit in 2016, when he was 42.

Editor’s Note: This story is part of Peak, The Athletic’s desk covering leadership, personal development and success through the lens of sports. Follow Peak here. When Ichiro Suzuki is inducted into ...

SEATTLE — It’s been good to get to know Ichiro over the last few weeks. We watched him for 14 seasons and marveled at the things he could do on a baseball field. He was — is — ours, but we never ...

For 19 seasons, MLB pitchers tried to figure out how to pitch to Ichiro Suzuki. In advance his Baseball Hall of Fame induction this weekend, some of Ichiro’s long-time foes on the mound spoke about ...

SEATTLE — Ichiro wasn’t sure he would last a year in the major leagues. Anger helped him deliver what became known as the “Star Wars” throw. He wished the third-base coach had given him the stop sign ...

UPDATE, 1:45 p.m. ET: Sources indicate to Mariners on SI that Ichiro's entire speech will be done in English. 1:25 p.m. ET: COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. -- Seattle Mariners' legend Ichiro Suzuki is set to join ...