Ichiro Suzuki is the first Japanese player in the "Hall of Fame"

Ichiro Suzuki has been inducted into the Hall of Fame. He is the first Japanese player.

Ichiro arrived in America in 2001 and played for 18 years. He played for Seatle, New York and Miami and hit 117 home-runs.

Inductees are from many different countries but most are from the USA (277). Cuba (6), Puerto Rico (4) and the Dominican Republic (4) come next.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame is a museum that honours baseball's best players and managers.

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the Hall of Fame: アメリカ野球殿堂

induct, inducted: 殿堂入りする、した

inductee: 入会者 （殿堂入り）