Ichiro Suzuki visited Cooperstown long before his Hall of Fame call—honoring legends and connecting with baseball’s roots.

The longtime Seattle Mariners star was inducted into the Hall of Fame on Sunday afternoon, and his plaque will immortalize him forever.

"I hope to restart my Cooperstown treks each year. Something about touching the Stan Musial, Yogi Berra and Roberto Clemente ...

There he was, in the flesh, at the Otesaga Resort Hotel on the eve of his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame: Ichiro Suzuki himself. So strong is Ichiro’s aura that even two of the game ...

The Yankees arrived in Seattle on the evening of July 22, 2012, hours after being walked off in 12 innings at the Oakland ...

Ichiro delivered another humorous and heartfelt speech Saturday night as the Mariners retired his No. 51, but it was his ...

This is what Ichiro does — this who he is, even at 51 years old, six years into his retirement — and it’s that strict ...

Ichiro Suzuki paused at times to collect his thoughts and placed his hand on his heart as he spoke thoughtfully about what ...

That’s why when Ichiro Suzuki broke out a zinger about the Marlins during his Baseball Hall of Fame induction speech Sunday — ...

The chants started long before the sheet covering his name and number in left-center was dropped. They started well before he ...

In Japan, many agreed with Chris Assenheimer's stance that Ichiro wasn't a true rookie. In the US, it didn't go over quite that well.

Ichiro Suzuki meets with reporters Saturday at the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown. (Dean Rutz / The Seattle Times) Ichiro and his wife, Yumiko Fukushima, arrive at the Hall of Fame Saturday.