On Tuesday, he’s expected to be the first Japanese player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, and possibly only the second player chosen unanimously after New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera ...
Today, he’s expected to be the first Japanese player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, and possibly only the second player chosen unanimously after New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera.
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 ...
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. Tsutsui termed Ichiro a “great cultural ...
New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera is still the only player ... While pitchers, including Hideo Nomo, had already played in the US, Suzuki made seismic waves as the first Japanese position ...
On Tuesday, he's expected to be the first Japanese player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, and possibly only the second player chosen unanimously after New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera.
Mariano Rivera, as the only unanimous picks. He fell one vote short. Suzuki spent nine seasons in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball before joining MLB and the Mariners in 2001. While Japanese ...