Ichiro was named to 10 consecutive All-Star Games from 2001-2010, starting in nine of them. He also won 10 consecutive Gold Glove awards over that span and tallied more than 200 hits in each of those seasons. He led MLB in total hits in seven seasons (2001, 2004, 2006-2010) and set the record for most hits in one season with 262 in 2004.

The Baseball Hall of Fame ballot – aka ‘the traditional vote’ – was released Monday, and includes newcomers such as Ichiro Suzuki and CC Sabathia, as well as former players returning to the ballot suc

Outfielder Ichiro Suzuki and pitcher CC Sabathia are among 14 new candidates on the Hall of Fame ballot released Monday, joining 14 holdovers led by reliever Billy Wagner. Pitcher Félix Hernández, outfielder Carlos González and infielders Dustin Pedroia and Hanley Ramírez also are among the newcomers joined by reliever Fernando Rodney,