After being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday afternoon, Seattle Mariners legend Ichiro Suzuki got a surprise call from fellow Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr.

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Baseball Hall of Fame class will include five players. Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner will join Dick Allen and Dave Parker in Cooperstown this summer, the BB

The elite echelon of Seattle Mariners players grew larger on Jan. 21 when it was announced that Ichiro Suzuki would be one of three 2025 National Base

Ken Griffey Jr. played on the same Seattle team as Ichiro in 2009 and 2010, near the end of Junior's playing career.

He'll be enshrined in a ceremony on July 27 of this year, going in alongside Billy Wagner ... with an M's logo on his hat, joining Ken Griffey Jr. and Edgar Martinez. Ichiro earned 99.7 percent ...

Ken Griffey Jr. welcomed his former Seattle Mariners ... Ichiro is scheduled to be inducted Sunday, July 27, 2025, alongside CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner, Dick Allen and Cincinnati native and former ...

Ichiro is scheduled to be inducted Sunday, July 27, 2025, alongside CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner, Dick Allen and Cincinnati native and former Reds great Dave Parker. Ken Griffey Jr. welcomes Ichiro ...

While there is something to be said for guys like Ichiro Suzuki and CC Sabathia becoming first-ballot selections in 2025, they will be honored at the same ceremony this summer as Billy ... (Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza) earned induction. Wagner's ...

Ichiro Suzuki is the first Japanese-born player voted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. He'll be joined by CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner in the Class of 2025.

In Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner, the Baseball Writers ... “He was a totally different player from the other Hall-of-Famers [Ken Griffey Jr. and Edgar Martinez] I had in Seattle ...

No, Suzuki in 2025 was one vote shy of being a unanimous Baseball Hall of Famer, joining Jeter in terms of percentage (99.7%). Jeter was inducted in 2020. The one voter who snubbed Jeter has not been revealed to this point.