A new exhibit at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, tells a sweeping, richly visual story about the deep and evolving connection between Japan and America’s shared national pastime. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/29/baseball/japanese-baseball/yakyu-baseball-hall-of-fame-exhibit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #japanesebaseball #baseballhalloffame #shoheiohtani #ichirosuzuki #rokisasaki #npb
For many Japanese families, Ichiro Suzuki's induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame was a personal affair. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/28/baseball/mlb/ichiro-hall-family-affair/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #mlb #ichirosuzuki #baseballhalloffame #cooperstown
Ichiro leads latest class into Baseball Hall of Fame with humor and grace https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/28/baseball/ichiro-hall-of-fame-induction/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #ichirosuzuki #ccsabathiaandbillywagner #dickallen #daveparker #baseballhalloffame
For nearly three decades, Keizo Konishi’s job revolved around one man: Ichiro Suzuki. It's a job that took him from Kobe to Seattle and now Cooperstown as the Mariners icon is inducted into the Hall of Fame. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/27/baseball/mlb/ichiro-beat-writer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #mlb #ichirosuzuki #orixbluewave #seattlemariners #media #journalism #baseballhalloffame
Ichiro Suzuki’s enshrinement in the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday will cap one of the most fascinating careers in MLB history. Here are four top lessons from his career. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/27/baseball/mlb/ichiro-greatness-four-lessons/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #mlb #ichirosuzuki #seattlemariners #baseballhalloffame
Every Baseball Hall of Fame class is comprised of inductees whose path to baseball immortality was fascinating and challenging, but this year's is among the most unique. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/26/baseball/mlb/ichiro-sabathia-intriguing-hof-class/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #mlb #ichirosuzuki #ccsabathia #billywagner #dickallen #daveparker #baseballhalloffame
On Sunday, Ichiro will speak in Cooperstown as he is inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. But his words will reverberate around the globe — from Seattle to Kobe and everywhere in between. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/26/baseball/ichiro-suzuki-uses-voice-hof/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #ichirosuzuki #seattlemariners #orixbluewave #newyorkyankees #miamimarlins
One of the things new inductee Ichiro Suzuki has noted about the National Baseball Hall of Fame is how hard it is to get there. But, in reverence of those who came before him, it's a trip he's made many times. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/24/baseball/mlb/ichiro-hall-of-fame-visits/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #mlb #ichirosuzuki #baseballhalloffame
When visitors for this year’s Hall of Fame induction ceremony arrive in Cooperstown in the coming week, they might find something new: Japanese-speaking interpreters to help them shop. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/07/22/baseball/suzuki-cooperstown-preparation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #ichirosuzuki #seattlemariners #cooperstown #baseballhalloffame