I could sit here and say that Ichiro got more than 3,000 hits despite not playing in the United States until he was 27 and had been playing professionally for nine years; or that

Outfielder Ichiro Suzuki and pitcher CC Sabathia are among 14 new candidates on the Hall of Fame ballot released Monday, joining 14 holdovers led by reliever Billy Wagner.

The 2025 Baseball Writers’ Association of America Hall of Fame ballot was released on Monday. It is headlined by one of baseball's best hitters (Ichiro Suzuki), one of its best starting pitchers (CC Sabathia) and one of its best closers (Billy Wagner),