Ichiro Suzuki plans to be added more than just in the Hall of Fame in July. He also intends to donate his entire personal collection to the Museum in Cooperstown, New York.
Jeff Idelson, the former National Baseball -Hall of Fame and Museum President, announced the news while he shared an earlier discussion with Suzuki about a podcast.
“It culminated that he wanted to step into the footsteps of Hank Aaron and Tom Seaver, two players who promised all of their collections to Cooperstown,” said Idelson. “Ichiro said, 'I want to be the third in my life much later.'”
The 60 -year -old Idelson was President of the Hall of Fame from 2008 to 2019. He returned as interim president in 2021 after Tim Mead resigned.
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Idelson and Suzuki, 51, shared a relationship that exceeded the latter's baseball career.
Suzuki earned 99.9% of the votes, with only one writer selected him for the hall last month to be the first person born in Japan. In addition to CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner, Dave Parker and Dick Allen, he will enter the Hall of Fame when he is recorded on July 27th.
He beat 3,089 goals, 509 stolen bases and 10 gold gloves, although in 2001 he won the rookie of the American League of the Year and MVP Awards for the Seattle Mariners in 2001.
After more than 11 years with Seattle, Suzuki was traded to the New York Yankees in 2012 and played with Miami Marlins for three years from 2015 to 2017 before ending his career for his original club in the next two seasons.
