Ichiro Becomes 1st Asian Elected to U.S. Baseball Hall of Fame

Cooperstown, New York, Jan. 21 (Jiji Press)--Former Japanese baseball star Ichiro Suzuki became the first Asian player elected to the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame, it was announced Tuesday. Ichiro, 51, who made 3,089 hits when he played for the Seattle Mariners and other teams in the U.S. Major League Baseball, was approved by 393, or 99.7 pct, of all voting journalists of the Baseba...

Ichiro Becomes 1st Asian Elected to U.S. Baseball Hall of Fame
Cooperstown, New York, Jan. 21 (Jiji Press)--Former Japanese baseball star Ichiro Suzuki became the first Asian player elected to the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame, it was announced Tuesday. Ichiro, 51, who made 3,089 hits when he played for the Seattle Mariners and other teams in the U.S. Major League Baseball, was approved by 393, or 99.7 pct, of all voting journalists of the Baseba...