Ichiro Suzuki is 1 vote shy of becoming a unanimous Hall of Famer, causing a social media frenzy: ‘Moronic’

Except it was confirmed Tuesday night that Ichiro Suzuki will be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. The only question was whether his election would be unanimous.

He came out one vote shy of 99.7% of the vote after 394 baseball writers sent in a poll.

That’s the same total Derek Jeter earned in 2020 when he was one vote shy of being elected.

Mariano Rivera is the only player in MLB history to receive 100% of the vote in 2019.

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Voting is always suspect, but the responses have not been pleasant.

“Please go ahead, you idiot,” said the New York Post columnist and Hall of Fame voter John Heyman wrote on X.

Added. Sportswriter Chris Kirchner“Too moronic.”

San Francisco Chronicle writer Susan Slusser The latest miss is called “Offensive.”

Fellow Seattle Mariners legend Ken Griffey Jr. received just shy of three votes in 2016.

The good news for Ichiro, however, is that this summer he will be enshrined in Cooperstown forever and become the first Japanese-born player to be elected to the Hall of Fame.

Ichiro joined the majors in 2001 as Japan’s top prospect, hitting .353 in nine seasons in his home country, winning three MVPs and being a seven-time All-Star. He joined the Mariners at age 28, winning the AL MVP and helping lead the Mariners to 116 wins that year.

Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki waves to fans after their game against the Oakland Athletics at the Tokyo Dome. (Darren Yamashita/USA TODAY Sports)

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From 2001 to 2010, Ichiro was named an All-Star every season and won the Gold Glove Award every year. During that time, he posted a .331 average and .806 OPS, winning three Silver Slugger Awards and two championship seasons. In the year He set the all-time single-season record with 262 hits in 2004 and is the only player in MLB history to record 10 consecutive 200-plus seasons. He also stole more than 500 bases and is one of only seven players to record 3,000 hits and 500 stolen bases.

After 11 MLB games, his career average never dipped below .300. He retired with a .311 average, 3,089 hits and 60.0 WAR. He is one of only 21 players in the straight ball era (since 1920) to hit .300 (among qualified pitchers) in at least 10 seasons, and only seven to hit 10 consecutive years. Ichiro spent most of his career with the Mariners and had stops with the Yankees and Marlins.

Former Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki speaks during the Mariners Hall of Fame induction ceremony before the game between the Seattle Mariners and Cleveland Cavaliers at T-Mobile Park. (Steven Bissig/USA TODAY Sports)

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Joining Ichiro in this year’s class are pitchers CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner.

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