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Even six years into retirement, Ichiro Suzuki retains his burning passion for baseball, training hard every day so he can ...

He was driven by his father, Nobuyuki Suzuki, and came up through what is often described as a regimented baseball-training system that some link to the martial arts and even samurai history. Ichiro ...

Ohgi, for instance, allowed pitcher Hideo Nomo to adhere to his own training regimen rather than institutional norms. Nomo flourished. Likewise, Ohgi believed in allowing Ichiro to compete on his ...

He rarely saw his friends. Ichiro told the author Robert Whiting that training sessions with his father, Nobuyuki, were so intense they “bordered on child abuse.” From that crucible emerged a ...

Ichiro also had a stint with the Miami Marlins before returning to Seattle to retire as a Mariner after 28 seasons of professional baseball. His tireless work ethic was forged in the childhood ...

The five newcomers, including Ichiro Suzuki and CC Sabathia, will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on July 27, 2025, in Cooperstown, New York.