Whoever left Ichiro deserves all of the ire coming their way, but they’ll never get it. It’s just like the lone voter who left Derek Jeter off of their ballot five years ago. We still don’t know who did that and that’s Derek freakin’ Jeter, guys. If we’re not finding out who did it for him, then we’re certainly not finding out for Ichiro.
On the day that CC Sabathia and Ichiro Suzuki were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, Yankees Aaron Judge and Derek Jeter offered their congratulations.
The fact that there has only been one unanimous selection in the history of BBWAA voting renders the distinction almost meaningless.
The University of Notre Dame ’s placekicker Mitch Jeter never got to see Derek Jeter in his prime. The younger Jeter was just eight years old when the former New York Yankees captain won his fifth and final World Series title and was just a preteen when the Hall of Famer retired.
Ichiro Suzuki just got elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Ichiro was one vote shy of unanimous. The same happened with Derek Jeter in 2020: He got every vote but one. Like then, there’s a battle cry to reveal who didn’t vote for Ichiro.
Derek Jeter is "No. November." Now, Mitch Jeter is "Mr. January" for Notre Dame football. Are the two related?
Ichiro Suzuki has been named to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the possible vote. Here are the best reactions from around the internet.
Ichiro Suzuki could join Mariano Rivera as the only unanimous picks for baseball’s Hall of Fame and CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner and Carlos Beltrán also could be elected when results