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| Derrick Jeter (left) and Ichiro, who played in the Major League All-Star Game together when they were active. Fox News in the U.S.Capture |
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"To be fair, the media must also be responsible."
The aftermath of Suzuki Ichiro (52)'s unanimous failure of the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame is still hitting the continental United States.
In fact, at the official press conference for the Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro said, "One reporter did not vote for me. I want to invite him to my house and have a drink together. I think we can talk about good things", showing mature dignity, but there are still many people in the United States who express regret and anger about the incident.
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A representative figure is Derek Jeter (51), a former New York Yankees legend who had a relationship with Ichiro. Jeter, like Ichiro during the Hall of Fame vote in 2020, failed to enter the party unanimously by just one vote. At that time, it received 396 out of 397 votes, recording the second-largest vote ever of 99.75%.
The MLB Hall of Fame requires players to play in the Major League for at least 10 years, and is eligible to become a candidate five years after retirement. You don't just have to fill the period. Five years after retirement, candidates must receive two or more recommendations from a six-member committee separately formed by the National Baseball Journalists Association (BBWAA) to qualify.
Park Chan-ho joined the MLB from the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1994 and retired from the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2010, fulfilling his eligibility requirements. However, he was not nominated for the Hall of Fame in 2016. If a candidate becomes a candidate through this process, the Hall of Fame induction will be confirmed only when 75% or more of the votes are cast by reporters of BBWAA's 10th year or more.
Ichiro, who was expected to win a unanimous vote', received 391 out of a total of 392 votes in the BBWAA vote announced on the MLB Network on the 22nd (Korea time), and was honored to become a HOF member in his first year of induction qualification.
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| Ichiro (left) and Jeter, who met in a match during his active days. Fox News in the U.S.Capture |
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However, one person who voted against Ichiro became a new topic of conversation. This is because it was the second of all time after Jeter '1 vote unanimous failure'. Ichiro received 99.74 percent of the vote, ranking third all-time after Jeter.
There was an immediate atmosphere of criticism. John Heyman, a prestigious veteran reporter, also posted on his SNS account that `Ichiro missed the unanimous vote by just one vote. I hope you come forward, you stupid.'
Jeter added to this. Fox News reported that `Derrick Jeter voiced the need for voters to take responsibility after Ichiro failed to win a unanimous vote by one vote'
After the results of the Hall of Fame vote were released, Jeter told Fox News Digital "Many players entered the Hall of Fame with incredible performances, but they didn't get 100% of the vote. I wasn't expecting at all either. I didn't tell everyone (who had the right to vote) that they should have voted for me, and I never told them that they should have voted for Ichiro."
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The only thing I think should be fair is that just as many media members want athletes to be responsible, they should do the same. I've been asked countless questions like this, and I'm tired of them. Now, the media must respond (to the same question)."
Jeter's criticism is a direct hit against a reporter who took away 100% of the honor by irresponsible voting while hiding behind anonymity. In addition, I hope that there will never be a case where Ichiro or himself fails to win 100% of the votes by a single vote in the future.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
