I could sit here and say that Ichiro got more than 3,000 hits despite not playing in the United States until he was 27 and had been playing professionally for nine years; or that

On Monday, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum announced its complete 2025 ballot, with CC Sabathia and Ichiro Suzuki appearing as first year eligibles for Cooperstown.

The Baseball Hall of Fame ballot is being mailed to 400 members of the Baseball Writers Association of America this week, and that ballot includes 14 candidates appearing for the very first time. The Hall of Fame announced the names of those candidates on Monday,