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Ichiro Suzuki, Japan

Ichiro is about to get his Hall of Fame moment. For Japan, he's more than just a baseball star

Ichiro is a wellspring of national pride — like Shohei Ohtani now — and his fame across the Pacific was therapeutic as Japan's economy sputtered through the so-called lost decades.

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Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he is much more than that at home in Japan

Ichiro will go into the Hall of Fame as professional baseball’s all-time leader in hits with 4,367 (3,089 in MLB and 1,278 in Japan) — more even than Pete Rose's 4,256. He broke George Sisler’s single-season hits mark of 257 in 2004. The new mark is 262.

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Seattle Mariners Legend Ichiro Suzuki Inducted to Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame

The Seattle Mariners all-time hit king and owner of several MLB and NPB records received the first of what's likely to be two different Hall of Fame inductions earlier this week.

Athletics signee Shotaro Morii is charting a rare path for Japanese baseball players

Japanese baseball stars have almost exclusively come to MLB after playing in NPB. Morii is breaking precedent by signing with ...

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Judgment day for Japanese pitching phenom Roki Sasaki looms

Find out how tension mounts as Japan's biggest export since Shohei Ohtani will announce which major league uniform he will ...

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Dave Roberts Makes Dodgers’ Pitch To Free Agents From Japan

The Dodgers’ history of adding players from Japan dates back to 1995, when they signed Hideo Nomo to a Minor League contract that included a $2 million signing bonus.

Who is Shotaro Morii? And why is his signing with the Athletics such a big deal?

There’s another Japanese two-way phenom coming to MLB, and he could shake up the posting system as we know it.

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Yu Darvish spills the beans about 'fun time' getting drunk with Angels star Yusei Kikuchi

San Diego Padres star Yu Darvish and newly-minted Los Angeles Angel Yusei Kikuchi seem to be enjoying themselves this offseason.

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MLB: Athletics Sign Japanese Phenom Dubbed the New Shohei Ohtani

The Athletics have signed a Japanese player who is being compared to the current Major League Baseball (MLB) superstar, ...

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