AFP News
January 22, 2025 at 11:10 AM
3️⃣ Global baseball's hit king *Ichiro Suzuki has become the first Japanese-born player elected to Major League baseball's Hall of Fame* .
🇯🇵 The Seattle Mariners star, who retired in 2019, *headlines the 2025 Hall of Fame class to be enshrined at Cooperstown, New York* , which also includes pitcher CC Sabathia and relief pitcher Billy Wagner.
⚾ In his first year of eligibility, the 51-year-old *Ichiro was chosen in balloting by the Baseball Writers Association of America* .
_"Happiness and all the joy will probably come later,"_ *Ichiro told reporters in Seattle* as he admitted he was still absorbing the news
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