Ichiro says his offer to meet with the writer who didn't select him for the Hall of Fame is now off the table.

Ichiro Suzuki brought gratitude and humility to the stage in Cooperstown at his Baseball Hall of Fame induction. But in a 20-minute speech, the Seattle Mariners' newest Hall of Famer also brought the jokes.

Ichiro Suzuki has his Hall of Fame plaque read to the crowd and receives his ring during his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame

“Lou Piniella was very skeptical,” said Larry Stone, a Seattle Times baseball writer who has covered Ichiro’s career extensively. “That spring training, Ichiro started off not pulling the ball, not driving the ball. And Lou was like, ‘Who is this guy? When is he going to show me something?’”