Ichiro is about to get his Hall of Fame moment. For Japan, he's more than just a baseball star FILE - Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki, of Japan, hits a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Sunday, May 31, 2009, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
FILE - Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki smiles as he visits with players and coaches before batting practice before the team's baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Thursday, June 16, 2022, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
FILE - Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki follows through after hitting his 3,000th career hit in the first inning of a baseball game against the Texas Rangers, Tuesday, July 29, 2008, in Arlington, Texas.(AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
FILE - Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki glances toward home plate as he steals second base during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Chicago White Sox Sunday, Sept. 24, 2006, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
FILE - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki, of Japan, makes a leaping catch at the wall to rob Cleveland Indians' Carlos Santana of a hit in the fourth inning of a baseball game Thursday, May 17, 2012, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)
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FILE - Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki, of Japan, hits a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Sunday, May 31, 2009, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)