Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese player to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, one vote shy of a unanimous vote, when he was inducted Tuesday along with S. Sabathia and Billy Wagner.

Suzuki received 393 out of 394 votes from the Baseball Writers Association of America. Sabathia was elected with 342 votes to Wagner's 325, 29 more than the 296 needed for the 75 percent needed.

Sabathia and Suzuki were selected in their first appearance on the ballot, Wagner did so in his 10th and final attempt.

The trio will perform at the Cooperstown Hall on July 27, along with Dave Parker and Dick Allen, who were voted in last month by the Classic Era Committee.

Mariano Rivera remains the only player to receive 100 percent of the BBWAA's votes on all 425 ballots cast in 2019. Derek Jeter was selected 395 of 2020.

Carlos Beltran was down 19 votes on his first ballot, with 70.3 percent, down from 57.1 percent last year and 46.5 percent in 2023. He was followed by Andrew Jones with 261, 66.2 percent, the same as last year Up from 61.6 percent and 7.3 percent since it first appeared in 2018.

Best contact hitter ever.

Suzuki came to Major League Baseball from Japan at the age of 27 in 2001 and joined Fred Lynn in 1975 as the only players to win Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same season. He was a two-time AL and 10-time All-Star and Gold Glove with Seattle (2001-12, 2018-19), hitting .311 with 117 homers, 780 RBIs and 509 stolen bases ( 2012-14) and Miami (2015-17).

He is perhaps the all-time hitter with 1,278 in Nippon Professional Baseball and 3,089 in MLB, including a season-high 262 in 2004.

Sabathia was a six-time All-Star who won the AL Cy Young Award in 2007 and a World Series title in 2009. Over 19 seasons with Cleveland (2001-08), Milwaukee (2008) and the New York Yankees (2009-19).

Wagner received 284 votes and 73.8 percent of the 2024 ballot, five less than third baseman Adrian Beltre, catcher/first baseman Joe Mauer and first baseman Todd Helton. In his first appearance in 2016, Wagner received just 10.5 percent support.

He became the ninth pitcher in the Hall who was primarily a reliever, the first lefty among them, following Hoyt Wilhelm, Rollie Fingers, Dennis Eckersley, Bruce Sutter, Goose Gossage, Trevor Hoffman, Lee Smith and Rivera.

A seven-time All-Star, Wagner was 47-40 with a 2.31 ERA and 422 saves with Houston (1995-2003), Philadelphia (2004-05), New York Mets (2006-09), Boston (2009) and 422 saves. for: Atlanta (2010). His 11.9 strikeouts per nine innings are the most among pitchers with at least 900 innings, though his 903 career innings are the fewest among Hall of Famers.

Chase Utley was sixth with 157 votes for 39.8 percent, up from 28.8 percent in his first run.

Alex Rodriguez and Manny Ramirez fell short in the polls, suffering from performance-enhancing drug suspensions, with Rodriguez getting 37.1 percent to 34.8 percent in Game 9, and Ramirez getting 34.3 percent to 32.5 percent in Game 9. more

Andy Pettitte received 110 votes and 27.9 percent in his seventh appearance, doubling from 13.5 percent last year.Felix Hernandez received 81 votes and 20.6 percent in his first election.

Players make up 278 of the 351 Hall of Famers selected, including 142 on the BBWAA ballot, 62 of whom were selected in their first year of eligibility.

Carlos Gonzalez, Curtis Granderson, Adam Jones, Ian Kinsler, Russell Martin, Brian McCann, Hanley Ramirez, Fernando Rodney, Troy Tulowitzki and Ben Zobrist will be removed from future ballots after receiving less than 5 percent of the vote.

Cole Hamels, Ryan Braun and Matt Kemp join the ballot next year.