Baseball: Ichiro becomes 1st Asian elected to U.S. Hall of Fame

Baseball: Ichiro becomes 1st Asian elected to U.S. Hall of Fame

Officials celebrate in the town government headquarters in Toyoyama in the central Japan prefecture of Aichi on Jan. 22, 2025, after former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, 51, who hails from the town, became the first Asian player to be inducted into the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame.

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