Ichiro, the greatest contact hitter in baseball history, Rookie of the Year and MVP in 2001, has just become the first Asian to enter the Baseball Hall of Fame.
A lot of baseball personalities have something to say about his skills and personality, but the one thing we learned watching Ichiro is that baseball doesn’t have to be all about home runs, exciting as they are.
Ichiro was an all-around player: he could hit the ball, steal bases, play defense, and even be a ninja when the occasion demands it.
Here he is being awesome without hitting home runs.