Ichiro collects 1,000th hit

Ichiro Suzuki of the Orix BlueWave receives flowers after collecting his 1,000th career hit -- a two-run homer in the ninth inning -- in a match against Nippon Ham Fighters at Tokyo Dome on April 20. The 25-year-old made the 1,000th hit in his 757th career game, faster than anyone in Japanese pro baseball history.

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