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Hall of Fame moment would elevate Ichiro to cultural icon status 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 ...
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Ichiro is about to get his Hall of Fame moment. For Japan, he's more than just a baseball star
Right-handed pitcher Hideo Nomo preceded him, and Hideki Matsui came just after, both boosting the country's confidence in a period of national malaise. Tsutsui termed Ichiro a “great cultural ...
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Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he is much more than that at home in Japan
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