Ichiro’s 3,000-hit milestone
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JAPANESE star Ichiro Suzuki became the 30th member of Major League Baseball’s elite 3,000-hit club after blasting a triple in the seventh inning against the Colorado Rockies.
The 42-year-old center fielder launched a drive from Rockies reliever Chris Rusin high off the right field wall as the Miami Marlins won 10-7 on Sunday in Denver. Ichiro tied Roberto Clemente for 29th place on baseball’s all-time hit list. He also had an infield single in Saturday’s game to get within one of the milestone. At 42 years, 290 days, Ichiro is the second-oldest player to reach 3,000 hits. He is also the fourth player born outside of the US to reach 3,000 hits, joining Clemente, Rod Carew and Rafael Palmeiro. Ichiro has recorded 4,278 hits over his professional career, topping Major League Baseball hit leader Pete Rose (4,256). He did not make his American major league debut until 2001. Ichiro, who is a two-time batting champion and 10-time All-Star, moved past Rose in June. Ichiro recorded 1,278 hits with Orix Blue Wave in Japan from 1992-2000 before compiling another 2,533 with the Seattle Mariners (2001-12). He added 311 with the New York Yankees (2012-14) and 156 with Miami (2015-16).
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