Mr. Noh, thank you Ichiro was the only English speaker in the Hall of Fame 19 minutes to speak in Japanese, his old mother opened the door, and Ichiro and Ohtani followed along the way

Jul 29, 2025

Mr. Noh, thank you Ichiro was the only English speaker in the Hall of Fame 19 minutes to speak in Japanese, his old mother opened the door, and Ichiro and Ohtani followed along the way
Ichiro Suzuki thanked his senior Hideo Nomo in his speech at the Major League Hall of Fame induction ceremony on the 28th. He said "Thanks to Mr. Roh opening the door, I was able to take on unexpected challenges.' UPI Yonhap News



Mr. Noh, thank you Ichiro was the only English speaker in the Hall of Fame 19 minutes to speak in Japanese, his old mother opened the door, and Ichiro and Ohtani followed along the way
Ichiro Suzuki, who became the first Japanese fielder to challenge the major leagues, broke his prejudice against Asian fielders by hitting 200-300 for 10 consecutive years since 2001, his first year in office. UP Yonhap News
Mr. Noh, thank you Ichiro was the only English speaker in the Hall of Fame 19 minutes to speak in Japanese, his old mother opened the door, and Ichiro and Ohtani followed along the way
Billy Wagner and Suzuki Ichiro, who entered the Major League Hall of Fame on the 28th, and CC Sabathia (from left). AP Yonhap News
Mr. Noh, thank you Ichiro was the only English speaker in the Hall of Fame 19 minutes to speak in Japanese, his old mother opened the door, and Ichiro and Ohtani followed along the way
Ichiro Suzuki raises his hand to fans celebrating the induction of the Major League Hall of Fame with his wife Yumiko. UP Yonhap News
Mr. Noh, thank you Ichiro was the only English speaker in the Hall of Fame 19 minutes to speak in Japanese, his old mother opened the door, and Ichiro and Ohtani followed along the way
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Mr. Noh, thank you Ichiro was the only English speaker in the Hall of Fame 19 minutes to speak in Japanese, his old mother opened the door, and Ichiro and Ohtani followed along the way
Ichiro Suzuki thanked his wife Yumiko (center) at the Major League Hall of Fame entrance ceremony on the 28th. AFP Yonhap News
Mr. Noh, thank you Ichiro was the only English speaker in the Hall of Fame 19 minutes to speak in Japanese, his old mother opened the door, and Ichiro and Ohtani followed along the way
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"I gave you courage when you wanted to give up."

The opening game of the Major League regular season between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres at Gocheok Sky Dome in March last year. Park Chan-ho (52) threw the first pitch at a historic game and brought up Hideo Nomo (57). He thanked his old mother for five years, saying, "I was able to get a chance in the Major League." Thirty years ago, the two were Asian players who were \\\\\\\\\\\\\\. 'Pioneer' old mother made way and Park Chan-ho followed.

Park Chan-ho, who dropped out of Hanyang University and moved to the U.S. in 1994, was in a different class. Park Chan-ho made his big league debut in the first year of joining the LA Dodgers without going through the minor leagues. I had to check the insufficiency and start again in Double A. In the early days of his joining, Park Chan-ho was just a prospect in the process of fast-balling growth.




On the other hand, Nomo rose to the top in Japan and flew to the bigger stage in 1995. Nomo, who joined the Kintetsu Buffaloes (Orix) in 1990 after playing in the Industrial League, ranked No. 1 in the Pacific League with multiple wins and strikeouts for four consecutive years. He was a superstar who won both the Rookie of the Year award, the MVP award, and the Sawamura award in 1990.

He started 134 games in five years with Kintetsu and pitched 80 complete games. He pitched 1,051 ⅓ innings, striking out 1,204.

It became a major league sensation in its first year. He won 13 games (six losses), struck out 236 and became the Rookie of the Year in the National League. He won the strikeout title with a powerful fastball and a powerful forkball. He has won double-digit games for three consecutive years since his debut season. He achieved two no-hitter runs. If my old mother goes, it's the way. Noh's brilliant performance would have motivated Park Chan-ho.




Another great player paid tribute to his old mother. Ichiro Suzuki (52), a baseball genius who does not need an explanation. He thanked his senior mother at the Major League Hall of Fame entrance ceremony held in Cooperstown, New York, on the 28th (Korea time). Ichiro became the first Asian player to enter the Hall of Fame with his wife, a New York Yankees team
Mr. Noh, thank you Ichiro was the only English speaker in the Hall of Fame 19 minutes to speak in Japanese, his old mother opened the door, and Ichiro and Ohtani followed along the way
Los Angeles Dodgers senior and junior Hideo Nomo and Shohei Ohtani were together. Photo Source = LA Dodgers SNS
He spoke for 19 minutes in English while his colleague Derek Jeter and others watched. There was the only part Ichiro mentioned in Japanese during his English speech.

"Thank you, Mr. Noh (野茂さん、ありがとうございました)."

The old mother opened the door to the Major League. As Nomo broke down the road, Japanese players began to look at the Major League beyond Japanese professional baseball.




Ichiro "Thanks to Mr. Noh, Major League games were broadcast and made headlines. Thanks to Mr. Noh's courage, I was able to take on unimaginable challenges" He also said, `If Mr. Roh had not been courageous, the gap between Major League Baseball and Japanese baseball would not have narrowed forever. I was moved while watching the game broadcast and learned the differences between leagues such as strike zones. I felt close to the Major League because I faced Mr. Noh. It was motivating."

Nomo's path passed through Ichiro and led to Shohei Ohtani (LA Dodgers).

He joined the Orix Blue Wave in 1992. Ichiro has been the number one hit in the Pacific League for seven consecutive years since 1994, when he became the main player, and has been the number one hit for five consecutive years. From 1994 to 1996, he won the league MVP title for three consecutive years. He also had 210 hits, the most in a single season in 1994.

When Ichiro signed with the Seattle Mariners in the winter of 2000, most experts were skeptical. Seattle club officials, including manager Rufinella, hit .28 and stole 20
Mr. Noh, thank you Ichiro was the only English speaker in the Hall of Fame 19 minutes to speak in Japanese, his old mother opened the door, and Ichiro and Ohtani followed along the way
The scene where Ohtani ran to Ichiro in the outfield during the away game in Seattle during the LA Angels and bowed his head. Sports Chosun DB
I expected ~30 pieces.

As everyone knows, it has broken expectations. Even prejudice against Asian beasts. He has exceeded 200 hits for 10 consecutive years since his first year, and has marked a batting average of .300 for 10 consecutive years. He won the American League Rookie of the Year and MVP at the same time. In 2004, he hit '262 hits', breaking the single-season record. He ended his major league career with a hit of `3089 hits.' 4,367 hits in total in the U.S. and Japan.

There was an old mother at Ichiro's starting point.

To Ichiro, old mother is bound to be specially remembered. In 1993, in his second year as a member of Orix, he hit his first professional home run against Kintetsu ace Nomo. It was a year before he became the main player. That year, Ichiro played in 43 games and was 67 at-bats. He hit 12 hits and one home run, and posted three RBIs.

Ichiro faced his old mother in the major leagues for the first time in seven years in 2001. In the first game, a fastball thrown by a former Boston Red Sox player hit Ichiro in the back. Ichiro couldn't get up for a while because he collapsed into the batter's box screaming. The old mother watched this calmly.

Mr. Noh, thank you Ichiro was the only English speaker in the Hall of Fame 19 minutes to speak in Japanese, his old mother opened the door, and Ichiro and Ohtani followed along the way
Darvish Yuwa Yamamoto Yoshinobu and Ohtani Shohei, who are active in the Major League, talk before the game. Photo Source = Yoshinobu Yamamoto SNS
Ichiro said he was burdened by the success of his first year in the major leagues. Many people looked at him. He must have felt responsible as the first Japanese fielder to enter the Major League and the best hitter in Japanese professional baseball. It would have been the same for my old mother.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.