Ichiro made it, the first fielder in history to "unanimous agreement in ML masterpieces", and swept 94 votes. "The vote count rate is 24.2%."

Ichiro made it, the first fielder in history to "unanimous agreement in ML masterpieces", and swept 94 votes. "The vote count rate is 24.2%."

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U.S.-Japan legend Ichiro Suzuki (52) is cruising toward the unanimous agreement of the first Hall of Fame in the history of major league fielders.

BBHOF Tracker, a site that collects the results of the U.S. Baseball Hall of Fame (BBHOF, hereinafter referred to as the 'Hall of Fame') voting, introduced the vote share as of the 4th (Korea Standard Time).
As of midnight on Wednesday, 94 out of 388 voters cast ballots, up to 24.2 percent of the total votes cast. Ichiro was the only one who swept all 94 votes to win 100 percent of the vote.

Other than Ichiro, Carlos Beltran (3rd try) 76.6%, CC Sabathia (1st) 89.4%, and Billy Wagner (10th) 85.1%, with only three players exceeding the 75% of the inductive standard.

To become a Hall of Fame candidate, he or she must play in the Major League for more than 10 seasons and five years after retirement from active duty. If he or she dies after just five years, he or she must become a candidate immediately. He or she must win at least 75 percent of the votes cast by members of the American Baseball Journalists Association (BBWAA). This year, 291 votes out of a total of 388 voters will be inducted.

Until now, only Mariano Rivera (56), the relief pitcher who did not participate in the Major League Hall of Fame, had been the only player who joined the Major League Hall of Fame unanimously. While playing for 19 seasons with the New York Yankees, Rivera played in 1,115 games, recording 82-60-652 saves and 2.21 ERA. Despite being a relief pitcher who was unfavorable to voting, he led the Yankees to five World Series championships, showing a sincere attitude and unwavering performance for 19 years.

Ichiro was considered one of the few candidates who would succeed Rivera to challenge for a unanimous vote. His record alone ensured he would make the Hall of Fame. Ichiro entered the Major League with the Seattle Mariners in 2001 at the late age of 27. He won the Rookie of the Year award and the MVP award at the same time since his debut. In 2004, he recorded 262 hits, setting a new record for the most hits in a single season. He won the title twice as batting champion (2001 and 2004) and the Silver Slugger three times (2001, 2007 and 2009). As he was also a legend in defense, he won the Gold Glove Award for the 10th consecutive year from 2001 to 2010.

He transferred to the New York Yankees through a trade in 2012. After playing for the Miami Marlins, he returned to the Seattle Mariners in 2018. He officially retired after playing the opening two games of Japan in 2019. His career performance in the Major League recorded 2,653 games of batting average of 0.311 (3,089 hits in 9,934 times at bat), 117 homers, 780 RBIs, 1420 runs and 509 steals, and his on-base percentage of 0.355 (on-base plus slugging percentage) of 0.402 OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage) of 0.757.

His total number of hits has exceeded 4,000 including his Japanese baseball days. Ichiro, who started his professional career with the Orix Blue Wave (currently the Orix Buffaloes) in 1992, was a five-tool player with a slugging percentage of 0.522 and 118 home runs in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He had 1,278 hits over the past nine years in the Japanese league, making him the world's best hit king with 4,367 hits in both the U.S. and Japan.

When voting for the Hall of Fame began this year, MLB.com , the official website of the U.S. Major League, said, "Ichiro is considered one of the top 100 players in Major League history, ranking 24th with the most hits, 48th in on-base percentage, 35th in stolen bases, and 90th in scoring. He received 10 Gold Gloves in the outfield."

Another reason that is based on the unanimous decision is that he was an icon of the times. Back in 2001, there was so much craze across the U.S. that children imitating Ichiro's batting form were common. After Ichiro's success, a number of Japanese players rushed to the big leagues, culminating in the recent emergence of Shohei Ohtani (31) of the Los Angeles Dodgers. 메이저놀이터

MLB.com once claimed, "Statistics do not include Ichiro's enormous cultural influence. He proved how Japanese beasts can succeed on American soil. There will be pros and cons about whether Ichiro's achievements during his time as an NPB should be included in the reasons for voting, but there will be no logical argument against Ichiro being included on all Hall of Fame ballots this year."

In reality, it is not easy for Ichiro to achieve unanimity, but there are expectations for this in the U.S. as well. Mark Pinesand, a reporter for MLB.com , who recently released the ballot that checked Ichiro, said on his SNS, "It's not my fault even if it doesn't come out completely." According to the BBHOF Tracker, some people chose two people in a vote that could take up to 10 people, and they also seem to have voted for Ichiro.