Ichiro Thanks Wife, Mentor after Hall of Fame Vote; Calls Cooperstown Entry His ‘Greatest Recognition as Player’

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Ichiro Suzuki expressed his gratitude to his wife, Yumiko, and the late Akira Ogi, his mentor and former Orix BlueWave skipper, on Tuesday after he was voted into the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame.