Derek Jeter says voters should be 'accountable' after Ichiro falls 1 vote shy of unanimous Hall of Fame nod

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There's always one. 

That was the case on Monday when Ichiro Suzuki was just one vote shy of becoming the second player to be unanimously elected into the Hall of Fame.

Ichiro received 393 of the 394 votes cast by longtime baseball writers. Mariano Rivera remains the lone unanimous vote-getter, accomplishing the feat in 2019.

Ichiro, of course, undoubtedly belongs in Cooperstown with over 3,000 hits and 10 Gold Gloves in his prestigious career. It was always a guarantee he'd be in, but it was a matter of whether he'd get 100% of the vote.

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Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees and Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners pose before the MLB All Star game at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. (Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

When it was revealed that just one person did not vote for him, the celebration quickly turned into anger on social media.

Five years ago, Derek Jeter also fell one vote short of unanimity. At the time, in typical Jeter fashion, he took the high road and said it was difficult to get everyone to agree on something. During his induction ceremony, he threw a shot at the lone voter who did not check his name on his ballot.

But with Ichiro's snub, Jeter said the voters should be held accountable for their actions.

"A lot of players have been unbelievable that are in the Hall of Fame and haven’t gotten 100% of the vote. I never expected it, and I would never sit here and say everyone should’ve voted for me or everyone should have voted for Ichiro," Jeter told Fox News Digital in a recent interview.

"The only thing I do think is fair is that I think a lot of members of the media