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On Sunday, Ichiro Suzuki was inducted into the renowned baseball temple while the ceremony took place in CoopStown, New York.
One day that was emotional for many, Suzuki brought humor to his speech. The former Seattle sailors, New York Yankees and Miami Marlins, a voltiseur received 393 out of 394 possible votes to elected official at the renowned temple. Only Mariano Rivera was a temple of unanimous renown of the first ballot.
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The enthronement of the baseball renowned temple, Ichiro Suzuki, recognizes the crowd during the induction ceremony of the national baseball temple in Cooperstown, New York, Sunday, July 27, 2025. (Photo / Seth Wenig)
Suzuki, in January, proposed to meet the lonely writer for dinner to discuss the reasoning for having been left from the ballot. The dinner does not seem to have taken place and the legendary voltiseur has canceled the invitation.
“Three thousand strokes or 262 strokes in one season are two achievements recognized by writers,” he said. “Well, anything but one.
“By the way, the offer for the dinner of dinner at home has expired.”
He also joked by saying that he had never heard of 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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The temple of the fame of inducted baseball, from left to right, Billy Wagner, Ichiro Suzuki and CC Sabathia pose for a photo at the Introduction Ceremony of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in CoopStown, Ne York, Sunday, July 27, 2025. (Photo / Seth Wenig)
Suzuki joined the temple of renown in class with CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner. Dave Parker and Dick Allen were also elected via the era committee.
Suzuki managed 3,089 strokes, 10 All-Star appearances and 10 gold gloves during his career.
“Baseball is much more than just hitting, throwing and running. Baseball taught me to make appreciated decisions about what is important. It helped shape my vision of life and the world. … The older I have, I realized that the only way to dedicate myself completely,” he loved. “When fans use their precious time to see you play, you have the responsibility to play them, you win at 10 years old or lose by 10.
“Baseball taught me what a professional means and I think that is the main reason why I am here today. I could not have reached the figures without paying attention to the small details each day in a coherent way for the 19 seasons.”
The right -of -law player of Seattle Mariners, Ichiro Suzuki, # 51, during the first round against the Detroit Tigers in Comerica Park in Detroit on July 23, 2009. (Leon Halip-USA Sport today)
He added that entering the temple of replacement of baseball has never really been the goal, but now that he has reached it, he called the notion of “fantastic dream”.
