Ichiro's 3,000th hit.

[DirtyKash]

Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki got his 3,000th professional hit between the major leagues and Japan with a first-inning single. Suzuki went 2-for-5 to raise his average to .298.

Suzuki hit a soft liner to left-center on the game’s first pitch from Luis Mendoza and added an RBI single sixth.

Ichiro has 1,723 hits in 1,224 games during his eight seasons with the Mariners and had 1,278 hits over 951 games in nine seasons with the Orix Blue Wave of Japan’s Pacific League.

Speaking through an interpreter, Suzuzki said after the game that he disputes those who downplay his milestone because more than 1,200 of his hits came in Japan.

“If you look at it, my pace of getting hits in the United States is actually quicker than in Japan,” Suzuki said. “So I guess if people want to say those kinds of things, one thing I’d like for them to look at is that statistic.”

[NYgiantsfan5689]

He'll be in the HoF for sure in my eyes

[Saber]

Can we get him to 4000 hits if we add in high school?

[DravenX]

They added hits from somewhere else. I only count hits in MLB not some Japan league crap.

[Kingdom_of_Zito]

-Rookie of the Year (although that's more of a wash)
-MVP
-Has been a gold glover ever since he's been an American pro
-7 times having 200 or more hits
-Career .377 OBP
-The 262 hit season
-Over 300 steals


Pretty impressive body of work for a lead off man or a mostly bad team during his career, I hope he plays well into his 30's and what not but he'll get kept out unless he reaches 3,000 American hits. They keep out Rice and Santo, I don't see them favoring Ichiro in anyway.

But I'd vote for him, he'll at least have around 2500 hits, more Gold Gloves, and a lot more stolen bases to make people consider.

[love_that_reefer]

He's in the HOF no doubt and the big thing is he isn;t even done yet.