Derek Jeter says voters should be 'accountable' after Ichiro falls 1 vote shy of unanimous Hall of Fame nod

There's ever one. 

That was the lawsuit connected Monday erstwhile Ichiro Suzuki was conscionable 1 ballot shy of becoming the 2nd subordinate to beryllium unanimously elected into the Hall of Fame.

Ichiro received 393 of the 394 votes formed by longtime shot writers. Mariano Rivera remains the lone unanimous vote-getter, accomplishing the feat successful 2019.

Ichiro, of course, undoubtedly belongs successful Cooperstown with implicit 3,000 hits and 10 Gold Gloves successful his prestigious career. It was ever a warrant he'd beryllium in, but it was a substance of whether he'd get 100% of the vote.

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Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees and Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners airs earlier the MLB All Star crippled astatine PNC Park successful Pittsburgh. (Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

When it was revealed that conscionable 1 idiosyncratic did not ballot for him, the solemnisation rapidly turned into choler connected societal media.

Five years ago, Derek Jeter besides fell 1 ballot abbreviated of unanimity. At the time, successful emblematic Jeter fashion, helium took the precocious roadworthy and said it was hard to get everyone to hold connected something. During his induction ceremony, helium threw a changeable astatine the lone elector who did not cheque his sanction connected his ballot.

But with Ichiro's snub, Jeter said the voters should beryllium held accountable for their actions.

"A batch of players person been unbelievable that are successful the Hall of Fame and haven’t gotten 100% of the vote. I ne'er expected it, and I would ne'er beryllium present and accidental everyone should’ve voted for maine oregon everyone should person voted for Ichiro," Jeter told Fox News Digital successful a caller interview.

"The lone happening I bash deliberation is just is that I deliberation a batch of members of the media privation athletes to beryllium liable and accountable; I deliberation they should bash the aforesaid thing. I get asked this question, I get bushed of being asked this question, and I deliberation they should reply it."

Seattle Mariners erstwhile outfielder Ichiro Suzuki tosses a shot to the dugout earlier throwing retired the archetypal transportation for a crippled against the Houston Astros astatine T-Mobile Park. (Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports)

Jeter had plentifulness of occurrence connected the diamond, and he's hoping to person much of it this play successful Miami arsenic a skipper for Padel's Reserve Cup, on with Andrew Schulz and Jimmy Butler.

"It's a amusive athletics to watch. I had ne'er watched existent live, nonrecreational padel before. And it's beauteous amusive to ticker each the athleticism," Jeter said. "It's bully to spot radical active. I haven't been precise progressive since I retired. I've slowed down my carnal activity. It's amusive to spot the athletics grow. I cognize it's immense internationally, Wayne [Boich] had a imaginativeness to turn it present successful the U.S., and helium truly deserves a batch of credit."

Ichiro joined the majors successful 2001 arsenic a highly touted Japanese prospect, hitting .353 during his 9 seasons successful his location country, wherever helium won 3 MVPs and was a seven-time All-Star. Joining the Mariners astatine property 28, helium instantly lived up to the hype, winning the AL MVP and helping that year’s Mariners team to a grounds 116 wins.

American League All-Stars Vladimir Guerrero, left, Alex Rodriguez, David Ortiz, Derek Jeter and Ichiro Suzuki basal astatine attraction during the nationalist anthem earlier the 78th Major League Baseball All-Star Game astatine AT&T Park connected July 10, 2007, successful San Francisco. (Greg Trott/Getty Images)

From 2001 to 2010, Ichiro was named an All-Star successful each play portion besides winning a Gold Glove Award each year. In that span, helium won 3 Silver Slugger Awards and 2 batting titles portion putting up a .331 mean and .806 OPS.  In 2004, helium acceptable the all-time single-season grounds with 262 hits, and he’s the lone subordinate successful MLB past to registry 10 consecutive 200-plus deed seasons. He besides stole implicit 500 bases and is 1 of conscionable 7 players to grounds 3,000 hits and 500 stolen bases.

After conscionable his 11th MLB game, his vocation mean ne'er again dipped beneath .300. He retired with a .311 average, 3,089 hits, and a 60.0 WAR. In the unrecorded shot epoch (since 1920), helium is 1 of conscionable 21 players with astatine slightest 10 seasons of hitting .300 (among qualified hitters) and lone 1 of 7 to bash it 10 consecutive years. Ichiro spent the bulk of his vocation with the Mariners, making stops with the Yankees and Marlins.

Shortstop Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees talks with close fielder Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners during Game 4 of the ALCS connected October 21, 2001, astatine Yankee Stadium. (M. David Leeds/Getty Images)

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Ichiro and Jeter played unneurotic from 2012 done 2014.

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