Head of U.S. Baseball Hall of Fame talks about Ichiro Suzuki

Head of U.S. Baseball Hall of Fame talks about Ichiro Suzuki

Jeffrey Idelson, president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, talks about Japanese Major League player Ichiro Suzuki during an interview with Kyodo News on July 11, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Baseball: Ichiro and Hall of Fame president

Baseball: Ichiro and Hall of Fame president

File photo taken in August 2016 shows Ichiro Suzuki (R) and Jeff Idelson, president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, hold the jersey worn by Suzuki when he got his 3,000th career hit. Idelson announced his retirement from the position on Feb. 4, 2019, effective with the induction ceremony in July. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Ichiro donates uniform to Hall of Fame Museum

Ichiro donates uniform to Hall of Fame Museum

Miami Marlins' Ichiro Suzuki (R) and Jeff Idelson, president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, pose for a photo at a press conference in Miami on Aug. 8, 2016, held to announce that Suzuki will donate several items, including the shoes he wore when he hit his 3,000th hit in the majors the previous day, to the museum based in Cooperstown, New York. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Ichiro donates uniform to Hall of Fame Museum

Ichiro donates uniform to Hall of Fame Museum

Miami Marlins' Ichiro Suzuki (R) and Jeff Idelson, president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, pose for a photo at a press conference in Miami on Aug. 8, 2016, held to announce that Suzuki will donate several items, including the uniform he wore when he hit his 3,000th hit in the majors the previous day, to the museum based in Cooperstown, New York. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo