After prized pitcher Roki Sasaki said last week he will join the Los Angeles Dodgers, the attention of Japanese baseball fans has shifted to the U.S. Hall of Fame announcement, to be made Tuesday -- Wednesday morning in Tokyo.Former Seattle Mariners icon Ichiro Suzuki is a favorite to be inducted on the first ballot and the first Asian ever to join the Hall of Fame. It will be a bonus if he can become only the second unanimous Hall of Famer after former New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera.Widely known by his first name, Ichiro, the first position player to make the leap from Nippon Profe…READ FULL ARTICLE
