The New York Yankees have been busy this winter. They were forced to pivot away from Juan Soto after he signed a 15-year, $765 million contract with the New York Mets. The Yankees ultimately added Paul Goldschmidt in free agency and traded for Cody Bellinger.
Former New York Yankees Ichiro Suzuki and CC Sabathia, along with closer Billy Wagner, were voted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday, joining Cl
The Cubs traded Cody Bellinger to the Yankees for a fairly small return; surprisingly, a team that's had a quiet offseason kicked the tires on Bellinger too.
Baseball Hall of Fame class was announced on Tuesday, with some of the game’s greatest players finally getting inducted into the Hall to recognize their stellar careers. One of those players was longtime Seattle Mariners standout Ichiro Suzuki,
Ichiro will join Ken Griffey Jr., Edgar Martinez and Jackie Robinson as the only jerseys retired by the Mariners.
It was no surprise that former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki was elected by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) on his first ballot. While Ichiro had an outstanding career in his own right, he was not the only first-ballot Hall of Famer selected to Cooperstown this year.
Ichiro will join fellow Hall of Famers Ken Griffey Jr., Edgar Martinez, and Jackie Robinson as the only players to have their uniform number retired by the M's.
The New York Yankees are reportedly willing to eat a chunk of Marcus Stroman's $37 million contract if that means they'll be able to trade him.
Seattle Mariners icon Ichiro Suzuki is the first Japanese player in history to gain admittance to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
The career .311 MLB hitter was the 2001 AL MVP and Rookie of the Year and won 10 consecutive AL Gold Glove Awards, all with the Mariners.
Suzuki could join Mariano Rivera as the only unanimous picks for Cooperstown. Rivera is the only player to get a 100% vote from the BBWAA, appearing on all 425 ballots in 2019. Derek Jeter was picked on 395 of 396 in 2020 and Ken Griffey Jr. on 437 of 440 in 2016.
The Mariners will retire Ichiro's iconic number 51 amid his Baseball Hall of Fame induction during the 2025 season.