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Ichiro Suzuki was included in the baseball hall on Sunday when the ceremony took place in Cooperstown, New York.
On an emotional day for many, Suzuki brought humor to his speech. The former Seattle sailors, the New York Yankees and the Miami Marlins gardener received 393 from a possible 394 votes to be chosen for the Hall of Fame. Only Mariano Rivera was a member of the unanimous hall of the first wall.
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The member of the Baseball Hall, Ichiro Suzuki, recognizes the crowd during the induction ceremony of the National Baseball Hall in Cooperstown, New York, on Sunday, July 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Suzuki, in January, offered to meet with the lonely writer for dinner to discuss the reasoning of being left out of the ballot. Dinner did not seem to happen, and the legendary gardener rescinded the invitation.
“Three thousand hits or 262 hits in a season are two achievements recognized by writers,” he said. “Well, all but one.
“By the way, the offer so that the writer Cene in my house has now expired.”
He also joked saying that he had never heard of the Marlins when the team offered him a contract.
“Honestly, when you offered me a contract in 2015, I had never heard of your team.”
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Induced from the Baseball Hall of Fame, from left to right, Billy Wagner, Ichiro Suzuki and CC Sabathia pose for a photo at the National Induction Ceremony of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, Ne York, on Sunday, July 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Suzuki joined the hall of fame in class with CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner. Dave Parker and Dick Allen were also chosen through the era committee.
Suzuki had 3,089 hits, 10 appearances in All-Star and 10 gold gloves during his career.
“Baseball is much more than just hitting, throwing and running. Baseball taught me to make valuable decisions about what is important. It helped shape my vision of life and the world … As I aged, I realized that the only way I could play the game that I loved for the age of 45 years at the highest level was to dedicate myself completely to him,” he said. “When fans use their precious time to see you play, you have the responsibility of playing if you are winning for 10 or losing for 10.
“Baseball taught me what it means to be a professional and I think that is the main reason why I am here today. I could not have achieved the numbers without paying attention to the small details every day consistently during the 19 seasons.”
The right gardener of the Seattle sailors, Ichiro Suzuki, #51, during the first entry against the Tigers of Detroit in Ederica Park in Detroit on July 23, 2009. (Leon Halip-USA Today Sports)
He added that entering the Baseball Hall of Fame was never really the goal, but now that he has achieved it, he called the notion a “fantastic dream.”
