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Ichiro is about to get his Hall of Fame moment. For Japan, he's more than just a baseball star
Right-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo preceded him, and Hideki Matsui came just after, both boosting the country's confidence in a period of national malaise. Tsutsui termed Ichiro a “great cultural ...
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MLB The Show 25 Needs Ichiro
Ichiro’s card has not been featured in MLB ... Hideo Nomo’s rookie season with his funky windup. Or playing as Hideki Matsui during the 2009 World Series. Or hurling fastballs in the Japan ...
Every Yankees Japanese player through the years, from Hideki Irabu to Masahiro Tanaka
Shohei Ohtani may be the biggest Japanese star in MLB currently, but the Yankees have employed a solid run of Japanese stars ...
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Baseball: Jeter leads Ichiro praise after U.S. Hall of Fame election
Derek Jeter, Sadaharu Oh and Hideki Matsui were among many to offer their praises Tuesday after former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki became the first Asian player elected to the U.S ...
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Who didn't vote for Ichiro? Suzuki reacts to Hall of Fame election, but MLB fans question one voter's snub
Ichiro Suzuki made his name in Japan and his ... Suzuki paved the way for future MLB stars like Shohei Ohtani, Hideki Matsui, Seiya Suzuki and Masataka Yoshida. Yet that wasn't enough for the ...
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Editorial: Double hall-of-famer Ichiro inspires next gen with enduring beauty of baseball
A once-in-a-generation player who earned the admiration of baseball fans in North America -- the birthplace of the sport -- has now received the highest honors. Ichiro Suzuki has been inducted ...