Ichiro Suzuki is officially a Hall of Famer and has solidified his legacy. During his Hall of Fame speech, Suzuki opened up about signing with the Miami Marlins in 2015. “Honestly, when you guys (The Marlins) called to offer me a contract for 2015. I had never heard of your Team," Ichiro said.

Ichiro Suzuki discusses the events that led him to America, lessons he learned in his career and more at the HOF Induction Ceremony

All-Star right fielder and Seattle Mariners legend Ichiro Suzuki was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2025. But even as Ichiro was awarded the honor alongside CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner, it was his speech that stole the show.

Ichiro Suzuki spent a few seasons with the Miami Marlins in the later stages of his career, but he wasn't so familiar with the team before arriving in Miami.

When Bryan Woo gets to the field every day, Ichiro Suzuki is already there. Taking batting practice. Shagging fly balls. Playing catch. He hangs around after too, offering any advice he can to the current generation of Mariners players.

Long before Shohei Ohtani became a global baseball sensation, there was another quiet, focused star who captured the imagination of two countries. The post What is Ichiro Suzuki’s Ethnicity and Nationality?

Exactly two hitters, ever, got 3,000 hits after their age-26 season: Rose (3,357) and Ichiro (3,089), decades later. Nobody else is within 150 of Ichiro, and the closest active player, Paul Goldschmidt, is just over halfway at 1,668 post-age-26 hits through Friday. Aaron Judge? Mike Trout? Jose Altuve? Sorry, not even close.