Reporter Against Ichiro Did You Know He Would Appear? U.S. Reporters' Association's HOF Voting List Revealed... 73 Rejects
Reporter Against Ichiro Did You Know He Would Appear? U.S. Reporters' Association's HOF Voting List Revealed... 73 Rejects
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No one who shouted "No" appeared.
A reporter who opposed Suzuki Ichiro's entry into the Hall of Fame (HOF) is unlikely to be disclosed.
The BBWAA (National Baseball Writers Association of America) announced the list of reporters who participated in the "2025 HOF" voting on the 5th (Korea time). It revealed who each reporter voted for.
According to the result of the HOF donation vote announced by the BBWAA on April 22, Ichiro received 393 support among 394 reporters. Only one reporter turned a blind eye to Ichiro. Who he is and why he did not choose Ichiro is highly likely to fall into a mystery forever.
The U.S. and Japanese public were furious over the issue. Some even suggested finding the journalist and punishing him. John Heyman, a renowned columnist, wrote on his SNS account, "Ichiro missed the unanimous vote by a single vote. Please come forward, you numbskull."
A total of 321 reporters were disclosed by the BBWAA on the day. 73 out of 394 reporters who exercised the right to vote for HOF declined to disclose their identity. It seems that the reporter who did not support Ichiro did not want his identity to be revealed.
After the HOF donation was decided with 99.746 percent of the vote, Ichiro told reporters at a press conference held in Coopestown, New York on Jan. 24, "I received votes from many reporters, and I want to thank them. However, one reporter did not vote for me. I want to invite him to my house and have a drink with him. I think we can talk about good things."
At the 2016 meeting, the BBWAA established a regulation to disclose the current status of HOF voting by reporters with an overwhelming approval of 80-19. However, the HOF Management Committee decided to exclude unwanted reporters by putting the brakes on whether or not to disclose it to individual reporters.
Mariano Rivera, who was inducted with the only unanimous opinion in 2019, is ranked first in HOF votes in 2019, and Derek Jeter came in second with 99.748 percent the following year. Jeter also faced opposition from one out of 397 reporters. Later, Jeter expressed discomfort, saying, "I don't care who didn't vote for me. I really don't, but what's annoying is that I have to constantly answer those questions." 메이저사이트
For the first time in the history of the Major League, Ichiro had a batting average of .300, 200 hits, and a gold glove for the 10th consecutive year. He is also regarded as the best contact heater in the Major League with 3,089 hits in his career, and had 4,367 hits in his professional career including 1,278 hits in the NPB, surpassing 4,256 hits by Pete Rose, the most hit king in the Major League. He is respected for living for baseball alone, not being talked about as a player or after retirement.
Meanwhile, this year's HOF induction ceremony will be held on July 28 in Cooperstown, New York. The main characters will be Ichiro, who received more than 75 percent of the vote in the BBWAA, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner, and Dave Parker and Dick Allen, who were selected by the classic modern committee in December last year.