Former Yankees Ichiro Suzuki and CC Sabathia joined former Met Billy Wagner on Thursday at a news conference about being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown just got a little more crowded...literally and figuratively. Dozens of media, many of whom were from as

Former New York Yankees ace CC Sabathia, who spent 11 of his 19 big league seasons in pinstripes, officially joined the National Baseball Hall of Fame Class of

In his first year of eligibility, the former Guardians and Yankees ace was on a hefty 86.8% of voters' ballots.

On January 21, it was announced that CC Sabathia, a longtime New York Yankees left-handed hurler, was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Out of

Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, and Billy Wagner were inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on January 22, 2025. Derek Jeter and Daryl Strawberry congratulated Sabathia on social media. Sabathia expressed his excitement and reminisced about his first visit to the Hall of Fame,

Ichiro Suzuki and CC Sabathia were elected to Baseball’s Hall of Fame on Tuesday night, Suzuki in overwhelming fashion, while Billy Wagner made the most of his 10th and final appearance on the ballot, clearing the 75% barrier to inclusion by earning 325 of 394 votes.

Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese player chosen for baseball’s Hall of Fame, falling one vote shy of unanimous when he was elected along with CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner.

When it’s all said and done, many of us hope that our lives will not be defined by only a title or achievement. Legacies are crafted by countless moments, including the small ones witnessed by a handful of people.

Suzuki came in first in terms of voting with 393, making history as the first Japanese-born player elected to the Hall of Fame. He was close to making history again as he was nearly unanimous– and he would have been in some pretty weighty company to share with Yankee legends Mariano Rivera and Derek Jeter.

Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner sign their future plaques that will hang at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown