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ICHIRO, SABATHIA, WAGNER tour Hall of Fame, relish memorabilia from their STORIED CAREERS

BY PAUL POST

Ichiro Suzuki might be the best thing that’s happened to Empire State tourism since the “I Love New York” campaign was launched in 1977. Thousands of fans from the “Land of the Rising Sun” are expected to descend on Cooperstown when Ichiro joins baseball’s all-time greats during Hall of Fame Induction Weekend ceremonies on July 27. He’ll enter the shrine with CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner, Dave Parker, and the late Dick Allen. The Hall of Fame’s vast artifact collection already has numerous items from each player’s career. But one thing in particular stands out for Ichiro. “I have a dog [Ikky] that was with me throughout my whole career,” he told reporters, smiling, during a Jan. 23 press conference in the Hall’s Grandstand Theatre. “There’s a plaque of him in…

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Sports Collectors Digest (Digital) - 1 Issue, April 1, 2025

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