TOKYO (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball ... Right-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo preceded him, and Hideki Matsui came just after, both boosting the country's confidence in a period of ...

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 ...

It’s tempting to say Ichiro Suzuki, with his detached sense of ... Ichiro was MLB's first Japanese-born position player. Hideki Matsui wouldn’t arrive in the Bronx for another two years.

Ichiro Suzuki made his entry into Major League Baseball ... Following Ichiro’s path, Hideki Matsui, Yu Darvish, and Shohei Ohtani stepped into the competitive environment of MLB.

TOKYO — Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball ... Right-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo preceded him, and Hideki Matsui came just after, both boosting the country’s confidence in a period of national ...

A Hall of Fame cover athlete: Ichiro Suzuki. Ichiro’s card has ... s rookie season with his funky windup. Or playing as Hideki Matsui during the 2009 World Series. Or hurling fastballs in ...

Ichiro Suzuki has been inducted into the halls of ... Although players like Hideo Nomo and Hideki Matsui have been considered for the American Hall of Fame, Ichiro is the first Asian-born player ...