However, Ichiro ultimately finished one vote shy of the distinction, placing on 393 of 394 ballots; his voting percentage of 99.7% is tied with Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter (another former ...

Mariners’ Ichiro Suzuki glances toward home plate as he steals second base during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox Sunday, Sept. 24, 2006.

Ichiro Suzuki fell one vote short of becoming the second player ever elected into the Hall of Fame unanimously. Whether he deserved that honor is debatable, but his greatness is not. To mark the ...