Ichiro Suzuki is a baseball legend, and he’s going to be remembered for a long time for the 19 wonderful seasons he had in MLB.
In fact, he will be remembered forever in Cooperstown, New York, the site of the baseball Hall of Fame. Suzuki was voted into the Hall in January, an honor that was a long time coming.
That’s pretty cool for baseball fans who grew up watching the phenom from Japan, but it gets even better.
Former National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum president Jeff Idelson said on the “Refuse to Lose” podcast that Suzuki will donate his entire personal collection to Cooperstown. The news came from a conversation he had with the baseball legend.
“It culminated with him wanting to follow in the footsteps of Hank Aaron and Tom Seaver, two players who pledged their entire collections to Cooperstown,” Idelson said (h/t ESPN/Field Level Media).
Those attending the Hall of Fame will absolutely be treated to history when Suzuki’s collection is displayed.
Suzuki batted .311 and notched 3,089 hits, 509 stolen bases and 10 Gold Gloves in his legendary MLB career (which he started at 27-years-old).
