Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner. With players this accomplished and an institution so steeped in history, there are plenty of fun facts to dig through about the newest Hall of Fame class.

The trio will be inducted into the Hall at Cooperstown on July 27 along with Dave Parker and Dick Allen, voted in last month by the classic era committee.

Ichiro Suzuki, a veritable hits machine on both sides of the Pacific Ocean, became the first Japanese player to gain entry into the National Baseball Hall of Fame when he was

Used to leading off, Ichiro Suzuki got antsy when he had to wait. Considered a no-doubt pick for baseball’s Hall of Fame and possibly the second unanimous selection, he waited by the phone for the expected call Tuesday.

After his retirement, CC Sabathia grew fond of telling people who asked that he was born and raised in Vallejo, California, but he “grew up in Cleveland.” On Tuesday, the fiery lefty selected by Cleveland in the first round of the 1998 draft,

Billy Wagner! The last time he threw a pitch ... an MVP and a Rookie of the Year award in the same season (the other: Fred Lynn) and … sorry, I can’t ignore this … the man who got more ...

It all led to Ichiro becoming the second player to win his league’s Rookie of the Year Award and MVP Award in the same year, joining Fred ... for Wagner -- will he close the deal? With 73.8% of the vote last year, former flamethrowing closer Billy ...

While Ichiro Suzuki was snubbed of just one vote in the prestigious MLB Hall of Fame voting, MLB insider is not happy with it.

NEW YORK — Used to leading off, Ichiro Suzuki got antsy when he had to wait. Considered a no-doubt pick for baseball’s Hall of Fame and possibly the second unanimous selection, he waited by the phone for the expected call Tuesday. Fifteen minutes passed without a ring.

A leadoff hitter, an ace starter and a lockdown closer walk into a Hall … It’s no joke. The National Baseball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2025 is complete after Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner

NEW YORK (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki could become the first Japanese player in baseball's Hall of Fame, and CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner and ... old in 2001 and joined Fred Lynn in 1975 as the only ...