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イチローが野球殿堂入り！英語スピーチで笑いと感謝

Ichiro Brings Humor and Advice to Cooperstown

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1Ichiro Suzuki was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, on July 27, 2025. He became the first Japanese-born player to be inducted. About 30,000 fans attended the ceremony, many of them supporters of the Seattle Mariners.

2Ichiro delivered his speech in English, and it lasted about 18 minutes. In the vote held earlier in the year, he received 393 of 394 ballots from the Baseball Writers' Association of America, or 99.7 percent. During the speech, he joked about the one writer who left him off the ballot, saying that his offer to have dinner with that writer had expired.

3Ichiro also spoke about what baseball had taught him. He said players owe fans their full effort, whether their team is far ahead or far behind, because fans spend their time to watch. He added that paying attention to small details every day helped him keep playing at the top level until the age of 45.

4Ichiro played 19 seasons in the major leagues for the Mariners, the New York Yankees and the Miami Marlins. He collected 3,089 hits, and his 262 hits in 2004 are still the most in a single season. In 2001, his first year in the majors, he won both the Rookie of the Year and MVP awards. Only Fred Lynn, in 1975, had done that before.

5Before moving to the United States, Ichiro had 1,278 hits in Japan's professional league. His combined total of 4,367 hits is higher than Pete Rose's major league record of 4,256.

Words　単語

inducted外動（殿堂などに）迎え入れられたofficially made a member of a special group
ceremonyB1名式典、儀式a formal event held for a special reason
deliveredB1動（スピーチを）行ったgave a talk to people
ballotB2名投票用紙、票a paper or list used to choose people in a vote
expired外動期限が切れたcame to an end and could no longer be used
oweB1動（～に…を）負っている、～する義務があるto need to give something back to someone
effortA2名努力hard work you put into doing something
paying attention toA2熟～に注意を払うことwatching or thinking about something carefully
collectedA1動（記録などを）積み上げた、集めたgot more and more of something over time
combinedB1形合計の、合わせたadded together into one total

単語のレベル：CEFR-J（『CEFR-J Wordlist Version 1.6』 東京外国語大学投野由紀夫研究室. （URL: https://www.cefr-j.org/download.html より 2026年8月ダウンロード））

1. Reading Quiz　本文の内容に合うものを選ぼう

  1. How many fans attended the ceremony?

    A. About 3,000B. About 30,000C. About 300,000D. About 4,367

  2. What percentage of the votes did Ichiro receive?

    A. 100 percentB. 75 percentC. 99.7 percentD. 93.4 percent

  3. Why did Ichiro say players owe fans their full effort?

    A. Because fans spend their time to watchB. Because players are paid a lotC. Because coaches say soD. Because the season is short

  4. What did Ichiro do in 2001?

    A. He retired.B. He joined the Hall of Fame.C. He got 262 hits.D. He won both the Rookie of the Year and MVP awards.

  5. How many hits did Ichiro get in Japan and the major leagues combined?

    A. 4,367B. 4,256C. 3,089D. 1,278

2. True or False　正しければ T、違っていれば F

  1. (     ) Ichiro gave his Hall of Fame speech in Japanese.

  2. (     ) One writer did not vote for Ichiro.

  3. (     ) Ichiro played for three major league teams.

  4. (     ) Ichiro's major league hit total is higher than Pete Rose's record.

3. Fill in the Blanks　下の語から選んで空らんをうめよう（形を変えずに）

inductedceremonyballotsowedeliveredexpired

  1. Ichiro _____ his speech in English, and it lasted about 18 minutes.

  2. He said players _____ fans their full effort, whether their team is far ahead or far behind, because fans spend their time to watch.

  3. Ichiro Suzuki was _____ into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York, on July 27, 2025.

  4. During the speech, he joked about the one writer who left him off the ballot, saying that his offer to have dinner with that writer had _____.

  5. In the vote held earlier in the year, he received 393 of 394 _____ from the Baseball Writers' Association of America, or 99.7 percent.

  6. About 30,000 fans attended the _____, many of them supporters of the Seattle Mariners.

4. Word Order　語を並べかえて正しい文にしよう

  1. ( first / be / inducted / became / He / the / player / Japanese-born / to ) .

  2. ( what / him / about / also / had / Ichiro / taught / spoke / baseball ) .

  3. ( that / 1975, / before / done / had / Only / in / Lynn, / Fred ) .

5. Think and Write　英語で答えてみよう

  1. Ichiro chose to speak in English even though Japanese is his first language. Why do you think he made this choice?（イチローは母語が日本語なのに、英語で話すことを選びました。なぜそうしたのだと思いますか？）

  2. Do you agree that players owe fans their full effort even when their team is far behind? Explain your view.（チームが大差で負けていても、選手はファンに全力を見せる責任があるという考えに賛成ですか？意見を説明しよう。）

Answers　解答

1. (1) B　(2) C　(3) A　(4) D　(5) A

2. (1) F　(2) T　(3) T　(4) F

3. (1) delivered　(2) owe　(3) inducted　(4) expired　(5) ballots　(6) ceremony

4.

  1. He became the first Japanese-born player to be inducted.
  2. Ichiro also spoke about what baseball had taught him.
  3. Only Fred Lynn, in 1975, had done that before.

全文訳

12025年7月27日、イチロー（鈴木一朗）はニューヨーク州クーパーズタウンのアメリカ野球殿堂入りを果たしました。日本生まれの選手が殿堂入りするのは初めてです。式典には約3万人のファンが集まり、その多くはシアトル・マリナーズのファンでした。

2イチローは英語でスピーチを行い、その長さは約18分でした。その年の初めに行われた投票では、全米野球記者協会の394票のうち393票、つまり99.7％を獲得していました。スピーチの中で彼は、自分に投票しなかった1人の記者について、その記者を自宅での夕食に招くという話は「もう期限切れです」とジョークを飛ばしました。

3イチローは、野球が自分に教えてくれたことについても語りました。ファンは時間を使って見に来てくれるのだから、チームが大きく勝っていても負けていても、選手は全力を出す責任があると話しました。さらに、毎日細かいことに気を配ってきたことが、45歳までトップレベルでプレーし続けられた理由だと付け加えました。

4イチローはメジャーリーグで19シーズンプレーし、マリナーズ、ニューヨーク・ヤンキース、マイアミ・マーリンズに所属しました。通算3089安打を記録し、2004年の262安打は今でも1シーズンの最多記録です。メジャー1年目の2001年には、新人王とMVPの両方を受賞しました。それより前にこれを成しとげたのは、1975年のフレッド・リンだけでした。

5アメリカに移る前、イチローは日本のプロ野球で1278安打を打っていました。日米合計の4367安打は、ピート・ローズが持つメジャーリーグ記録の4256安打を上回っています。

文法ポイント：whether A or B（AであろうとBであろうと）

「どちらの場合でも」を表す。本文の whether their team is far ahead or far behind は「チームが大きくリードしていても、大きく負けていても」。

出典：The Associated Press (via News4JAX)、MyNorthwest (KIRO Newsradio) ほか（記事は原田英語の時事英語ジュニアのオリジナル）｜https://www.haradaeigo.com/jijieigo-junior/news/2025-07-28-ichiro-hall-of-fame-speech/