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Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for baseball’s Hall of Fame, voted in Tuesday along with CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a $13 million, one-year contract with veteran right-handed reliever Kirby Yates.

Tony Parker is one of the greatest players in San Antonio Spurs history, although he ended his career with the Charlotte Hornets.

California governor Gavin Newsom has selected NBA legend and Dodgers part-owner Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Dodgers chairman Mark Walter and 2028 Summer Olympics organizer Casey Wasserman to lead a new initiative aimed at supporting wildfire recovery and rebuilding efforts in Los Angeles.

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry gifted Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick jerseys for his sons after the Palisades Fire.

Sabathia retired after the 2019 season, ending a career that featured a Cy Young Award in 2007 and a World Series title with the Yankees in 2009. The lefty eventually registered 251 wins and 3,093

With Ichiro Suzuki somehow not getting inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame unanimously on the first ballot, all signs point to this next icon of the game potentially being able to do what one voter decided should not be Suzuki's destiny.

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Sabathia and Suzuki were elected in their first appearance on the ballot, while Wagner made it on his 10th and final try. 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, CC Sabathia, and former New York Mets closer Billy Wagner were introduced as the newest members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame

Former Milwaukee Brewers left-handed pitcher CC Sabathia was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame today, receiving 86.8% of the vote in his first year on the ballot.