Good morning Birdland,
The 2025 Hall of Fame class has been announced, and it is (as usual) a good one: Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner, Dick Allen, and Dave Parker.
Ichiro fell just one vote shy of being a unanimous selection, ending up with 99.7% of the vote instead. The Hall of Fame should really think about taking away the ability to vote from the person that left him off of their ballot. I mean, come on. Ichiro dominated the first decade of the 2000s and is unquestionably one of the best hitters in MLB history.