The Seattle Mariners made the surprise announcement during Ichiro's HOF election press conference Tuesday at T-Mobile Park.
Ichiro Suzuki could have been immortalized as a first-ballot Hall of Famer nearly a decade ago. He was last a full-time starter in 2012, at age 38. He logged his 3,000th hit in 2016, when he was 42.
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Former Seattle Mariners great Ichiro Suzuki was only one vote shy of becoming a unanimous Hall of Fame selection.