Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia Headline 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees

Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner were elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2025.

The final results were unveiled Tuesday on MLB Network, with at least 75 percent of votes required to receive an induction.

Suzuki, Sabathia and Wagner will be joining former MVPs Dave Parker and Dick Allen, who were elected last month through the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee.

Suzuki and Sabathia were among the 14 newcomers on the ballot, which also featured 14 holdovers, including Wagner, who was in his final year on the ballot. Suzuki was universally expected to receive an induction in his first year, and he received 99.7 percent of the vote to become the first Japanese player to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. He missed out on being a unanimous selection by just one vote.

A pioneer who was the first-ever Japanese-born position player to be posted by Nippon Professional Baseball and signed to an MLB team, Suzuki is undoubtedly one of the most influential players in baseball history. His success helped open the door for fellow Japanese stars like Shohei Ohtani and Hideki Matsui to make the jump to the majors.

Suzuki's impact was immediate, as he earned American League Rookie of the Year and MVP honors in his first year with the Seattle Mariners in 2001 after leading the AL in batting average and stolen bases. His 262 hits in 2004 set a single-season MLB record, and he joined the MLB 3,000 hits club in 2016. His 4,367 hits in his professional career across NPB and MLB still ranks the most of any player in modern history. He was a 10-time All-Star and also won 10 straight Gold Gloves for his prowess in right field.

Sabathia starred on the mound for the Cleveland Guardians, Milwaukee Brewers and New York Yankees, earning a World Series title with the latter in 2009. The intimidating lefty earned the AL Cy Young Award in 2007 and led the majors in wins in back-to-back years in 2009 and 2010. He was a six-time All-Star and became just the third left-handed pitcher to join the MLB 3,000 strikeouts club in 2019. He quickly celebrated his induction on social media:

It's been a long 10-year wait for Wagner, who ranks eighth in MLB history with 422 career saves in his 16 major league seasons. The longtime closer was a seven-time All-Star who starred for the Houston Astros, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox and Atlanta Braves.

Andruw Jones and Carlos Beltrán were among the returning members of the ballot who once again failed to reach the 75 percent threshold required for induction.

Alex Rodriguez and Manny Ramirez also fell short due to their respective connections to performance-enhancing drugs, which kept the likes of Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens out of the Hall of Fame during their 10 years on the ballot.

Suzuki and the rest of the class of 2025 will be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame during a ceremony at Cooperstown on July 27.