It’s tempting to say Ichiro Suzuki, with his detached sense of cool, record-breaking hitting prowess and 28 seasons of excellence on both sides of the globe, was made for the Baseball Hall of Fame. Probably more accurate to say the Hall of Fame was made for him.

Just imagine this—you open a fresh pack of Topps baseball cards, but what if those are autographed cards? The post “Shaking for 24 Hrs”: Shohei Ohtani’s Rare Triple Autographed Card With Japanese Icons Startles Fan appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Roki Sasaki has turned a lot of heads over the years. The hard-throwing righty has turned into one of the most dominant pitchers the NPB has ever seen, and now he makes his way to the United States.

No two players are exactly alike. At the same time, the similarities between Roki Sasaki and Shohei Ohtani as pitchers at the same age are striking. Ohtani was 23 years old when he moved from ...

Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is widely considered the best player in MLB. A two-way phenom when healthy, Ohtani is one of baseball's most feared hitters while being a Cy Young candidate ...

Nov 1, 2024; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) to speaks to fans, in english, during the World Series Championship Celebration at Dodger Stadium.

Congratulations are in order for Seattle Mariners legend Ichiro Suzuki, who earned election to the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame on Thursday. The Mariners posted the news on social media.

He said the Yankees felt similarly about Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto ... Matsui enjoyed memorable spells in the Bronx while Ichiro Suzuki also represented the team in the latter stages ...

Suzuki's name has been included on every ballot, according to Ryan Thibodeaux's online tracker. TOKYO, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 23: Ichiro Suzuki appears prior to the WBSC Premier12 Super Round game ...

Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he's much more than that in Japan. Back home, he's a wellspring of national pride, much like Shohei Ohtani now. His triumphs across the Pacific buoyed the nation as Japan's economy sputtered through the so-called lost decades of the 1990s and into the 2000s.

Ichiro Suzuki—just his name brings a smile to baseball fans. The post A Star Like No Other: Why Ichiro Suzuki Seems Destined to Join Mariano Rivera in Hall of Fame Immortality appeared first on EssentiallySports.