Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Ichiro Suzuki speaks to reporters...

Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Ichiro Suzuki speaks to reporters during a news conference in Cooperstown, N.Y., Saturday, July 26, 2025. Credit: AP/Seth Wenig

DICK ALLEN

Seasons: 15

Teams: Phillies, Cardinals, Dodgers, White Sox, Athletics

All-Star selections: 7

Career: 1964 NL Rookie of the Year … 20 or more home runs in a season 10 times, including nine in a row … AL MVP with White Sox in 1972, leading league in home runs (37), RBIs (113), walks (99), OBP (.420) and slugging (.603) … led his league in slugging (3 times), extra base hits (3), OBP (2) and home runs (2).

Died: Dec. 7, 2020.

DAVE PARKER

Seasons: 19

Teams: Pirates, Reds, Athletics, Brewers, Angels, Blue Jays

All-Star selections: 7

Career: Retired as one of only five players with at least 500 doubles, 300 home runs, 150 steals, 2,700 hits … Won back-to-back NL batting titles (1977, ’78) … NL MVP in 1978 … three-time Gold Gove Award winner in rightfield (1977-79) … 1979 All-Star Game MVP … amassed 300 or more total bases six times and 20 or more home runs nine times … won three Silver Slugger Awards.

Died: June 28, 2025.

CC SABATHIA

Seasons: 19

Teams: Cleveland, Brewers, Yankees

All-Star selections: 6

Career: 251-161 won-loss record with 3.74 ERA and 3,093 strikeouts … second in 2001 AL Rookie of the Year balloting … won 2007 AL Cy Young Award (19-7, 3.21 ERA ) with an AL-best 241 innings pitched … traded to Brewers during 2008 season and went 11-2 with seven complete games and 1.65 ERA … joined Yankees in 2009 and won AL-best 19 games … one of four lefthanders with at least 3,000 strikeouts.

ICHIRO SUZUKI

Seasons: 19

Teams: Mariners, Yankees, Marlins

All-Star selections: 10

Career: Joined Mariners after nine seasons in Japan Pacific League … MLB debut in 2001 and was second player in history to win Rookie of the Year and MVP in the same season … won 10 Gold Glove Awards … led MLB in hits seven times, including a record 262 in 2004 … only player with at least 10 straight 200-hit seasons … had combined total of 4,367 hits in NPB and MLB.

BILLY WAGNER

Seasons: 16

Teams: Astros, Phillies, Mets, Red Sox, Atlanta

All-Star selections: 7

Career: 422 saves, second-most by lefthander, eighth overall in MLB … career 0.998 WHIP is lowest among all retired relievers with at least 700 innings pitched … career 2.31 ERA … 12 seasons with 20-plus saves, nine seasons with 30-or-more, two with 40-or more.

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