Ichiro Suzuki donates gear to Hall of Fame
The president of the Baseball Hall of Fame was the grateful recipient Monday as Ichiro Suzuki handed over his gear: a jersey, a pair of cleats, his arm guard and batting gloves, all items he wore Sunday while becoming the 30th player to reach 3,000 hits.
The Suzuki collection at the Hall of Fame numbered more than two dozen items even before his triple Sunday at Colorado, which made him the first Japanese player to reach 3,000 hits.
Toronto center fielder Kevin Pillar was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained left thumb and the Blue Jays recalled outfielder Darrell Ceciliani from Triple-A Buffalo. ...