Tonight Mariano Rivera became the first unanimous ... And so it went on, most recently tested when Ken Griffey Jr. was elected with 99.3% of the vote, a new record but still shy of unanimous.

We'll try to wax poetic about Rivera, but his candidacy really boils down to this: The Hall of Fame was made for immortal players like Mariano ... the record Ken Griffey Jr. set in 2016 with ...

After being elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday afternoon, Seattle Mariners legend Ichiro Suzuki got a surprise call from fellow Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr.

Seattle Mariners legend Ichiro Suzuki is headed to the Hall of Fame after receiving 99.7 percent of votes from eligible Baseball Writers’ Association of America members.

Mariano Rivera may soon have some company ... a year before Derek Jeter fell one vote short of 100 percent. Ken Griffey Jr. has the third-highest percentage, at 99.3 percent in 2016.

There have been a plethora of names to enter into the Hall of Fame, but there is only one that was a unanimous selection — Mariano Rivera ... Outfielder Ken Griffey Jr. received 99.32% of ...

His #51 jersey will be retired in a pregame ceremony at T-Mobile Park on Aug. 9, joining Mariners legends Ken Griffey Jr ... shy of joining Yankees' Mariano Rivera as the only unanimous selection ...