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CC Sabathia, Ichiro Suzuki, Billy Wagner voted into Baseball Hall of Fame

Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese player elected to baseball's Hall of Fame with 393 of 394 votes from the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner were also elected, with Sabathia on 342 ballots and Wagner on 325, surpassing the 296 votes needed.
The trio will be inducted into the Hall at Cooperstown on July 27, alongside Dave Parker and Dick Allen.
Suzuki's combined total of 4,367 hits in Nippon Professional Baseball and Major League Baseball exceeds Pete Rose's record of 4,256.

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Baseball Hall of Fame elects Ichiro Suzuki, C.C. Sabathia, and Billy Wagner to Class of 2025

The Baseball Hall of Fame has announced the results of this year’s voting, with Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner exceeding the necessary 75% threshold for induction into the Class of 2025. The induction ceremony will be held July 27 at the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown, N.Y. Suzuki received 393 of 394 possible votes from the Baseball Writers Association of America, thus failing to join Mariano Rivera as the only player unanimousl…

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Hawaii Tribune-Herald

Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

It should have been a rollicking buddy comedy, or maybe a sepia-toned documentary: Two ballplayers — a big guy and a little guy — driving together along winding country roads to Cooperstown, New York.

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WVNS

Billy Wagner inducted into the Hall of Fame

TAZEWELL, VA (WVNS) -- Local talent out of Tazewell High School in Marion Virginia, Billy Wagner has been inducted into the 2025 class for the MLB Hall of fame, playing his collegiate career at Ferrum College. He's the first left-handed reliever, the first division three college player, and the first guy from the state of Virginia in the Hall of Fame. Wagner, a seven-time All Star, finished his career with 422 saves in 16 seasons with the Astro'…

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Houston Public Media

Former Houston Astros closer Billy Wagner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

CC Sabathia and Ichiro Suzuki also are part of the Hall of Fame's 2025 class, with Suzuki becoming the first Japanese player elected.

1 month ago·Houston, United States

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Herald Net

Mariners icon Ichiro Suzuki elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame

HeraldNet.com HeraldNet.com - Everett and Snohomish County news from The Daily Herald in Everett, Washington The former Mariners leadoff hitter racked up 4,367 professional baseball hits. Mariners icon Ichiro Suzuki elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame Wire Service

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Ichiro Thanks Wife, Mentor after Hall of Fame Vote; Calls Cooperstown Entry His ‘Greatest Recognition as Player’

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Ichiro Suzuki expressed his gratitude to his wife, Yumiko, and the late Akira Ogi, his mentor and former Orix BlueWave skipper, on Tuesday after he was voted into the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame.

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