I could sit here and say that Ichiro got more than 3,000 hits despite not playing in the United States until he was 27 and had been playing professionally for nine years; or that

Outfielder Ichiro Suzuki and pitcher CC Sabathia are among 14 new candidates on the Hall of Fame ballot released Monday, joining 14 holdovers led by reliever Billy Wagner. Pitcher Félix Hernández, outfielder Carlos González and infielders Dustin Pedroia ...

The BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot was revealed Monday. The ballot this year features 14 returning players, including Billy Wagner and Andruw Jones along with 14 first-timers -- the big names there being Ichiro Suzuki and CC Sabathia.