As the Class of 2025 for the National Baseball Hall of Fame has been revealed, 6-time MLB All-Star Kenny Lofton reiterates his wish of getting a fair shake at entering the Hall himself.

How did the five former Seattle Mariners on the 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot, besides Cooperstown-bound Ichiro, do in the voting?

Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner. With players this accomplished and an institution so steeped in history, there are plenty of fun facts to dig through about the newest Hall of Fame class.

It's been a franchise rule that players eligible to have their jersey retired must be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Griffey Jr. (No. 24) and Martinez (No. 11) met that criteria and have their uniform numbers hanging in the left-center corner of T-Mobile Park.

Ichiro Suzuki had a busy Tuesday night. First, he was announced as an inductee into the National Baseball Hall of Fame as part of its class of 2025. Moments later, the Seattle Mariners announced the organization would retire his famous No.

The Mariners will retire Ichiro's iconic number 51 amid his Baseball Hall of Fame induction during the 2025 season.

The career .311 MLB hitter was the 2001 AL MVP and Rookie of the Year and won 10 consecutive AL Gold Glove Awards, all with the Mariners.

Ichiro will join Ken Griffey Jr., Edgar Martinez and Jackie Robinson as the only jerseys retired by the Mariners.

Astros fans can rest easy knowing that Billy Wagner is going into the Baseball Hall of Fame, making him the 12th former Astros player or manager to go into Cooperstown and the third — joining Craig Biggio and Jeff Bagwell — to go in with an Astros cap on his plaque.

Ichiro will be the first Japanese player enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame during the induction ceremony on July 27 in Cooperstown, N.Y.

Ichiro was the first Japanese position player to appear in an MLB game, and he will be the first Japanese player enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame during the induction ceremony on July 27 in Cooperstown, N.Y.