Tuesday afternoon was a big one for the Seattle Mariners - and their fans - as longtime M's legend Ichiro Suzuki was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fa

Seattle Mariners icon Ichiro Suzuki is the first Japanese player in history to gain admittance to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

After the Japanese legend was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame earlier in the day, the Seattle Mariners added to Suzuki’s big day by announcing that they will retire his iconic No. 51 on Aug. 9 this summer.

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.

The Mariners legend was expecting a phone call ... into the Hall at Cooperstown on July 27 along with Dave Parker and Dick Allen, voted in last month by the classic era committee.

Suzuki could join Mariano Rivera as the only unanimous picks for Cooperstown. Rivera is the only player to get a 100% vote from the BBWAA, appearing on all 425 ballots in 2019. Derek Jeter was picked on 395 of 396 in 2020 and Ken Griffey Jr. on 437 of 440 in 2016.

That has long been the assumption among baseball fans regarding the Japanese outfielder who played the majority of his 19-year MLB career with the Seattle Mariners ... classic era inductees Dave Parker and Dick Allen as the baseball's Hall of Fame class ...

Ken Griffey Jr. played on the same Seattle team as Ichiro in 2009 and 2010, near the end of Junior's playing career.

After the Japanese legend was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame earlier in the day, the Seattle Mariners added to Suzuki's big day by announcing that they will retire his iconic No. 51 on Aug. 9 this summer.

Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner will join Dave Parker and Dick Allen this summer in Cooperstown, New York.

At a Hall of Fame news conference, Ichiro joined the ranks of many people around the globe in wondering why he didn’t get that one vote.

When he first arrived in Seattle in 2001, Ichiro wasn’t sure ... Two other players will be part of the 2025 class, sluggers Dick Allen and Dave Parker, after they were previously voted in ...