Suzuki Ichiro (51), the "hit machine" of the U.S. Major League Baseball (ML), became the first Asian player to enter the Hall of Fame on the 22nd.토토사이트

394 members of the American Baseball Journalists Association (BBWAA) voted, of which 393 votes were won, with 99.75% of the vote. Prior to the disclosure of the results, Ichiro's unanimous donation was a matter of keen interest, and the possibility of reality was high.

However, it was 99.75%, not 100%, by just one vote. In ML history, Mariano Rivera was the only legend who made the Hall of Fame with a unanimous vote in 2019. Derek Jeter also sought unanimity, but he entered with 99.75% of the vote in 2020. Like Ichiro, he was just one vote short.

Ichiro made his major league debut in 2001 at the relatively late age of 27, but from his first year, he showed off his overwhelming skills and batting average of .350 with 242 hits, eight homers, 69 RBIs, 127 runs, 56 steals, and an OPS of .838. He also dominated the titles of the most hits, most steals, the batting champion, and the American League Rookie of the Year and MVP title.

He recorded 200 hits for 10 consecutive seasons from 2001 to 2010 and won the Gold Glove (10 times). Ichiro played for 19 seasons in the big league like Rivera, and he retired after playing 2,653 games with a batting average of 0.311, 3089 hits with 117 homers, 780 RBIs and 1420 runs scored with an OPS of 0.757. In terms of records, he is second to Rivera at all.

Ichiro deserves to be unhappy with the failure of unanimous agreement. However, this was not the case at all.

Ichiro calmly said in an interview after he was confirmed to enter the Myeongjeon Hall, "I'm very fortunate."

"Looking back, there were so many things. There were not only good things but also many hard things. It feels beyond words to take a step forward and meet this day," he said.

He then gave a baseball philosopher-like answer to a question about not being unanimous.

Ichiro said, "I think it's very fortunate that I lack one vote. It's life to pursue one's own perfection. Apart from that, imperfections seem to be good. You can try to move on in life because you are incomplete." Whether it's baseball or life, it means moving forward because you are incomplete.

Rather than being excited by the unanimity failure, Japanese netizens also responded greatly to Ichiro's mention of "incomplete."

Some U.S. baseball correspondents directly reported the result on their SNS. John Hayman of the New York Post said, "Ichiro missed the unanimous vote by one vote. Please come forward, stupid person." Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle did not hide her anger, saying, "I'm angry because I'm one vote short of unanimous decision."