PHOTO COLLECTION: Hall of Fame Baseball

This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.

Newly-elected Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Ichiro Suzuki talks to reporters during a news conference Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Cooperstown, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
Chairman of the Board Jane Forbes Clark ,left, guides newly elected Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Ichiro Suzuki past waiting media to sign the backer board where his plaque will hang during a news conference Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Cooperstown, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
Newly elected Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Ichiro Suzuki with his wife Yumiko Suzuki pose for photo where his plaque will hang during a news conference Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Cooperstown, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
Seattle Mariners staff hold signs as they wait for former Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki to arrive for a press conference following his election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Former Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki reacts as Mariners staff greet him with signs as he arrives for a press conference following his election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Seattle Mariners President of business operations Kevin Martinez, left, shakes hands with former Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki after an announcement that the team will retire his jersey number during a press conference following his election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Former Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki speaks during a press conference following his election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Former Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki poses for a photo during a press conference following his election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Newly elected Baseball Hall of Fame inductee’s Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner signed backer boards are seen where their plaques will hang during a news conference Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Cooperstown, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

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