Ichiro wasn't unanimous and Billy Wagner probably got in later than he should have, but all three are deserving of their place in Cooperstown.
Ken Griffey Jr. has a unique request for fellow Mariners legend Ichiro Suzuki after Hall of Fame selection. One of the greatest players in Seattle Mariners history has officially punched his ticket to Cooperstown. Following a near-unanimous vote, Ichiro Suzuki has been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, and Billy Wagner have been elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. The players and then the public learned the results of the 2025 vote by the Baseball Writers Association of America on Tuesday.
Retired MLB pitcher Billy Wagner couldn't contain his emotional when he got the call that he'd finally be entering the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
It's been a franchise rule that players eligible to have their jersey retired must be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Griffey Jr. (No. 24) and Martinez (No. 11) met that criteria and have their uniform numbers hanging in the left-center corner of T-Mobile Park.
The bad news is that Andruw Jones will have to wait at least one more year. The good news is that he is on a path similar to the one traveled by former Braves closer Billy Wagner, one of the baseball’s new Hall of Famers.
The Baseball Hall of Fame will welcome three deserving new members, but some exclusions still haunt the shrine.
The Atlanta Braves icon Chipper Jones has alleged perceived favoritism toward New York Yankees players in the Baseball Hall of Fame voting patterns.
Seattle Mariners legend and Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki tries to hold back his tears after his team announced his jersey retirement.
Hank Aaron once told me his election into the Hall of Fame was the “greatest thrill I had in baseball” and the “greatest thing that ever happened to me as an individual.” Not once did he mention that nine voters left him off the ballot.
Carlos Beltrán’s push to enter Cooperstown gained buoyancy on Tuesday, but the polarizing center fielder still must overcome a shortfall to reach the Hall of Fame. Beltrán appeared on 70.3 percent of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America ballots released Tuesday,