Longtime closer Billy Wagner, who pitched for the Red Sox in 2009, was elected to the Hall of Fame in his 10th and final year of eligibility.

A Japanese, Miyagawa taught high school in Massachusetts and recalls students wearing Ichiro jerseys — in the heart of Boston Red Sox country.

Roki Sasaki is coming to MLB, and earlier this week Craig Breslow laid out why the Red Sox could be a great fit for the Japanese phenom.

Another ex-Ichiro teammate, right-hander Felix Hernandez, was at 26.1 percent as of Monday afternoon and former Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia was at 15.4 percent.

While Wagner and Sabathia are also worthy of a spot in Cooperstown, Suzuki’s baseball achievements should make the Japanese superstar a shoo-in first-ballot Hall of Famer.

Global baseball's hit king Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese-born player elected to Major League baseball's Hall of Fame on Tuesday, just one vote shy of unanimous selection.

TOKYO — Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he's much more than that in Japan. Back home, he's a wellspring of national pride, much like Shohei Ohtani now. His triumphs across the Pacific ...

A Japanese, Miyagawa taught high school in Massachusetts and recalls students wearing Ichiro jerseys — in the heart of Boston Red Sox country.

By STEPHEN WADE TOKYO (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki is all about baseball, but he’s much more than that in Japan. Back home, he’s a wellspring of national pride, much like Shohei Ohtani no… ...