In addition to those names, there are three other superstars coming to the ballot soon who have strong Hall of Fame cases, but are also unlikely to get 100% support. The MLB Stat of the Day Twitter account gets the ball rolling. Ichiro had his best offensive season in 2004, highlighted by his breaking of George Sisler 's 84-year-old record for most hits (257) in a season. A few years ago, the belief came to me that Ichiro Suzuki was not only a Hall of Famer, but that he would become the first player to be inducted into Cooperstown’s Hall of Fame as well as Japan’s Hall of Fame. By sabermetrics, Ichiro might have had a better Hall of Fame case at the end of the 2010 than he does now, though narrative is a lot of what gets a player into Cooperstown. Dates for future Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies include: 2021: Sunday, July 25 2022: Sunday, July 24 2023: Sunday, July 23. Graham, I’m abig fan of your work. Ichiro Suzuki has donated to the Hall of Fame some of the gear he wore when he collected his 3,000th career hit, including his jersey, a pair of cleats, his… Ichiro, who has seemed like he’s been around forever, but only has nine full seasons under his belt. With a week before the announcement of the 2017 Hall of Fame class, it’s worth wondering which current major leaguers will be immortalized in Cooperstown someday. Provided that they remain retired, the following are partial lists of former Major League ballplayers who will become eligible for consideration by the BBWAA for election into the Hall of Fame in upcoming years. Career: 117 HR, .311 BA (98th), 509 SB (35th), RF, 2001 AL MVP, 2001 AL RoY, 10xAllStar, 10xGG, Mariners/Marlins/... 2001-2019, b:L/t:R, 7x H Leader 6 thoughts on “Two interesting Hall of Fame cases: Ichiro Suzuki and Joey Votto” David says: June 21, 2016 at 8:28 pm. But to blatantly ignore the fact that all ood Ichiro’s production has come after age 27 is an almost unforgivable oversight. The display of Ichiro Suzuki, located on the third floor of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, which shows the Ichi-meter, record for hits in a season for Ichiro Suzuki in 2004. If a person looks at his production since he was signed by Seattle at age 27 — and compare it to others after that age — his Hall-of-Fame candidacy is pretty borderline. Ichiro has this in spades. Ichiro will get into the Hall of Fame base on his production in the United States and Japan — not to mention the bridge he helped create between the two baseball communities. Ichiro is a Hall of Famer once he's eligible, and it's times like these when I like to fire up the ol' Leaderboarding machine. “One day, a warrior will ride from the East to the West, and by his feats, their halls of greatness shall become one”-Unknown drunk prophet.