The results of the 2025 Seoul Hall of Fame voting have finally been made public. Ichiro Suzuki (51), who drew much attention from many people, failed to make the second Hall of Fame induction. As he was inducted with overwhelming support, however, he became the first Asian to make the Hall of Fame induction.메이저놀이터
As a result of the Hall of Fame vote announced on the 22nd, Ichiro won 393 votes out of 394 American Baseball Journalists Association (BBWAA) voters, winning 99.7% of the vote.
As a result, Ichiro failed to get a single vote and was given the "No. 2 unanimous" induction following Mariano Rivera, the best finisher ever, in 2019. However, he became the first Asian player to make a different contribution, writing a different history.
The Hall of Fame voting rights are given to reporters from the American Baseball Journalists Association (BBWAA), who have covered the MLB for more than 10 years. Voters can vote up to 10 people per individual. As voters have various standards, it is difficult to reach unanimity.
In terms of his grades, Ichiro was well qualified for a unanimous induction.
Ichiro, who joined the Seattle Mariners in 2001 after sweeping the Japanese professional baseball league, won the Rookie of the Year and MVP award with a batting average of 0.35 and 242 hits that year.
Since then, he has had more than 200 hits for 10 consecutive years through 2010. In 2004, he had 262 hits, breaking George Sissler's record of 257 hits in a single MLB season in 1920. Ichiro had 3,089 hits in the MLB alone, and 4,257 hits in total including the Japanese professional baseball record (1,278). Unfortunately, however, he lost the unanimous vote due to lack of support from his name.