"Oh, what a waste. One vote..." Ichiro, the Japanese batting genius, became the first Asian player to enter the MLB Hall of Fame...Unanimity failed by just one vote, 99.75% of the vote

"Oh, what a waste. One vote..." Ichiro, the Japanese batting genius, became the first Asian player to enter the MLB Hall of Fame...Unanimity failed by just one vote, 99.75% of the vote

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Ichiro Suzuki, 51, a Japanese batting genius, has become the first Asian player to join the U.S. Major League Hall of Fame. The much-anticipated unanimous vote was just one less vote. The vote share is 99.75 percent.토토사이트

The American Baseball Journalists Association (BBWAA), which selects the Hall of Fame inductee, announced the results of this year's vote on the 22nd (Korea time). Ichiro won 393 out of 394 votes, winning 99.75% of the vote, 100% of the vote, and just one vote short of unanimous agreement.

The biggest concern for the Hall of Fame vote was whether Ichiro will be inducted unanimously. Mariano Rivera (2019), the "guardian god" of the New York Yankees, is the only one who has ever won the Hall of Fame with a unanimous decision in Major League history.

Legendary players such as "King of New York" Derek Jeter (2020, vote rate of 99.75%) as well as Ken Griffey Jr. (2016, vote rate of 99.32%), Tom Seaver (1992, vote rate of 98.84%), Nolan Ryan (1999 and 98.79%), Carl Ripken Jr. (2007, 98.53%), and Ty Cobb (1936 and 98.23%) failed to reach unanimous agreement. Like Jeter in 2020, Ichiro was just one vote short of unanimous agreement.

Ichiro, who had a batting average of 0.353 118 homers, 628 RBIs, 529 runs, and 199 steals for nine seasons with the Orix Buffaloes, entered the Major League in 2001 when he joined the Seattle Mariners.

Japan's batting genius did not need time to adjust to the Major League. In 2001, the first year after his Major League debut, Ichiro recorded an incredible batting average of 0.350 with 242 hits and 56 steals, sweeping the Rookie of the Year and the MVP award. Since then, Ichiro has displayed unrivaled performance in producing hits by banking on his overwhelming contact ability and fast feet, and set a new record of 262 hits in 2004 as a single season in the Major League. With outstanding defense, he won the Gold Glove Award as an outfielder for 10 consecutive years from 2001 to 2010, and Silver Slugger also won the Gold Glove Award three times (2001, 2007, 2009).

Ichiro, who was born in 1973 and retired from active duty until 2019, has 4,257 hits. He has 1,278 hits in Japan and 3,089 in the Major League.

Along with Ichiro, the players who were honored at the Hall of Fame this year are Ichiro CC Sabathia, a left-handed starting pitcher who was famous for his time, and Billy Wagner, a left-handed closer. Sabathia won 342 votes, accounting for 86.8 percent of the vote, far exceeding 75 percent of the vote required to enter the Hall of Fame. Wagner also met the criteria with 325 votes, 82.5 percent of the vote.

To become a Hall of Fame candidate, he or she must play in MLB for more than 10 seasons and five seasons after retirement. If he or she fails to get 75% of the vote, he or she will be given a chance to try again for 10 years, and candidates with less than 5% of the vote will be excluded from the voting the following year.

Sabathia left the field after 2019 with a career-high 251-161 losses, 3577.1 innings, and a 3.74 ERA in 19 MLB seasons. Wagner's career record is 47-40 with 422 saves and a 2.31 ERA in 16 seasons. Sabathia made it to the Hall of Fame in the first ballot, and Wagner made a dramatic name on his 10th last chance.

Alex Rodriguez, who is attempting to enter the Hall of Fame with the scarlet letter "Prohibited Drug Detection," won only 37.1% of the vote in this year's fourth year.