Ichiro Suzuki becomes the first Japanese-born player inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame, and starting pitcher CC Sabathia and closer Billy Wagner will join the Class of 2025.

Suzuki fell one vote short of becoming just the second player in history to receive unanimous support from the Baseball Writers Association of America during the voting process. He'll join Yankees great Mariano Rivera (2019) as the BBWAA's only unanimous selection.

He received 393 votes, or 99.746% of the vote, second only to Derek Jeter's 99.748% (396 of 397 votes) as a position player on the 2020 Hall of Fame ballot, according to the BBWAA The player who received the most votes.

"There was a time when I didn't even have a chance to play in Major League Baseball," Suzuki told MLB Network. “So, it’s a huge honor to be able to be here and be a Hall of Famer.”

Suzuki had 2,542 of his 3,089 career hits as a member of the Seattle Mariners. Prior to that, he had 1,278 hits in the Nippon Professional Baseball League, which pushed his total hits (4,367) past MLB's all-time leader Pete Rose.

Suzuki didn't debut in the MLB until age 27, but he burst onto the scene in 2001, winning Rookie of the Year and MVP honors in his first season and leading Seattle to a record-tying 116 regular-season wins.

Suzuki and Sabathia finished first and second in 2001 American League Rookie of the Year voting and later were teammates with the Yankees for two seasons.

Sabathia, who has 251 career wins, is also on the shortlist for the first time. He won the 2007 American League Young Award while playing in Cleveland and was a six-time All-Star. He has 3,093 career strikeouts, making him one of 19 members of the 3,000-strikeout club. He was elected with 86.8% of the vote

Wagner's 422 career saves are the eighth-most in major league history. This was his tenth and final time on the BBWAA ballot, receiving 82.5% in the final round of voting.

Fresh off the ballot was outfielder Carlos Beltran, who received 70.3% of the vote, below the 75% threshold required for election.

Beltran won the 1999 American League Rookie of the Year award while playing in Kansas City. He went on to make nine All-Star teams and became one of five players in history to hit at least 400 home runs and steal 300 bases.

Beltran was a key member and club leader of the controversial 2017 World Series champion Houston Astros, whose legacy has been tarnished by a sign-stealing scandal. Beltran's selection bodes well for other members of the team who will be considered in the coming years.

Also missing was 10-time Gold Glove Award-winning outfielder Andruw Jones, who received 76.2 percent of the vote. Jones' vote total was up from last year (61.6%) and she has two years of eligibility left on the ballot.

PED-related actors who participated in the vote did not make much progress in the vote. Alex Rodriguez has an approval rating of 37.1%, while Manny Ramirez has an approval rating of 34.3%.

The three BBWAA inductees will join Dick Allen and Dave Parker, who were selected by the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee in December, on July 27 at Clark Sports in Cooperstown, N.Y. Received commendation at the induction ceremony held at the center.