Welcome to another edition of The Layup Drill. In this edition, Ichiro makes the Hall of Fame, a young Vietnamese American ...

The Hall of Fame has the final say on which logo appears on an inductee’s cap, but the case for Billy Wagner to be inducted ...

a comedian known as an impersonator of Ichiro Suzuki, the former major league star. Sano city advertises itself as the “holy place” for the Sato family name based on a theory about the ...

The Washington Nationals signed Japanese pitcher Shinnosuke Ogasawara despite his losing record. General Manager Mike Rizzo believes the lefty is “big league ready.” ...

On my first day as King of Sports I’ll call the media to my Ovaltine Office — I drink the delicious malt every day — and wave ...

After originally committing to FSU football, Mauer decided to go the baseball route after being selected No. 1 overall in the 2001 MLB Draft by his hometown Twins. I think anyone would agree he made ...

Ichiro Suzuki was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame 2025, securing 393 out of 394 votes. His near-perfect score sparked comments from Derek Jeter on voting accountability.

To no one's surprise, Ichiro Suzuki is a Baseball Hall of Famer. Also to no one's surprise, he had the most on-brand reaction to this legacy-defining development. On Thursday, the Seattle Mariners ...

Ichiro received 99.7 percent of the vote to earn election to the Hall of Fame on the first ballot. The M's released the video of what the call from the Hall of Fame sounded late. Last week ...

Former Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki speaks during a press conference following his election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, on Jan. 21, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey ...

But here comes the first batch of questions that did. Starting with a flurry of Ichiro Suzuki topics that were guaranteed to come flying at me. Note: Questions have been edited for clarity and length.

NEW YORK (AP) — Used to leading off, Ichiro Suzuki got antsy when he had to wait. Considered a no-doubt pick for baseball's Hall of Fame and possibly the second unanimous selection, he waited by ...