We speak, of course, of the singular Ichiro Suzuki, the newly minted Hall of Famer ... You'll no doubt recall that Shohei Ohtani not so long ago owned the viral space by declining to disclose the name of his dog for longer than seemed reasonable.

Ichiro Suzuki could have been immortalized as a first-ballot Hall ... usually didn’t reveal much. Seventeen years before Shohei Ohtani arrived as a two-way marvel, Ichiro dealt with the pressure of living up to all the speculation that he would arrive ...

Ichiro Suzuki — transcendent, universal ... supercharging a talent pipeline that shows no signs of slowing. Shohei Ohtani, the game’s biggest star today, has always been predictably effusive about his countryman. “He was always someone that was ...

Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner were elected to the ... His success helped open the door for fellow Japanese stars like Shohei Ohtani and Hideki Matsui to make the jump to the majors. Suzuki's impact was immediate, as he earned American League ...

Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani, arguably the biggest player in the sport in the 21st century, credited Ichiro for his impact personally. "I have nothing but the utmost respect for [Suzuki]," Ohtani said in 2018 ahead of a game against the Mariners.

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki is about to be honored with induction to the Pro Baseball Hall of Fame.

Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he’s much more than that in Japan. Back home, he’s a wellspring of national pride, much like Shohei Ohtani now. His triumphs across the Pacific buoyed the nation as Japan’s economy sputtered through the so-called lost decades of the 1990s and into the 2000s.

We speak, of course, of the singular Ichiro Suzuki, the newly minted Hall of Famer ... You'll no doubt recall that Shohei Ohtani not so long ago owned the viral space by declining to disclose the name of his dog for longer than seemed reasonable.

Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he’s much more than that in Japan. Back home, he’s a wellspring of national pride, much like Shohei Ohtani now.

Just imagine this—you open a fresh pack of Topps baseball cards, but what if those are autographed cards? The post “Shaking for 24 Hrs”: Shohei Ohtani’s Rare Triple Autographed Card With Japanese Icons Startles Fan appeared first on EssentiallySports.

Roki Sasaki has turned a lot of heads over the years. The hard-throwing righty has turned into one of the most dominant pitchers the NPB has ever seen, and now he makes his way to the United States.