While Ichiro won't joined Mariano Rivera as the sport's only unanimous selection for the Baseball Hall of Fame, he can take his place among the greats in more ways than one.

Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he's much more than that in Japan. Back home, he's a wellspring of national pride.

Left-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo preceded him, and Hideki Matsui came just after, both boosting the country's confidence in a period of national malaise.

Right-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo preceded him, and Hideki Matsui came just after, both boosting the country’s confidence in a period of national malaise.

Left-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo preceded him, and Hideki Matsui came just after, both boosting the country’s confidence in a period of national malaise. Tsutsui termed Ichiro a “great cultural export,” ...

Right-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo preceded him, and Hideki Matsui came just after, both boosting the country's confidence in a period of national malaise.

Freddie Freeman of the Los Angeles Dodgers took home the 2024 World Series MVP trophy. Check out the all-time list of World Series MVP winners now.

Hideki Matsui earned World Series MVP honors due to his performance, highlighted by six RBIs in Game 6, as he helped lead his team to a 4-2 series win over Philadelphia.

This was a celebration of the Yankees’ 2009 World Series winning team, accompanied by familiar cheers for Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, CC Sabathia, Hideki Matsui, Jorge Posada and first-time ...

David Cone, who yielded an OTD home run to Hideki Matsui in the 2016 game, also was a “yes” vote on resurrecting the game in the future. Mariano Rivera also legged out an inside-the-park homer ...

David Cone, one of four Yankees to pitch a perfect game, gave up Old Timers’ Day homers to Tino Martinez and Hideki Matsui in his two previous Old-Timers’ Day outings.

“Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Bernie Williams, Jorge Posada, Hideki Matsui, CC Sabathia are some of the other notable players. The Yankees will honor their 2009 title team.” ...