Baseball: Rakuten Eagles pitcher Tanaka

Baseball: Rakuten Eagles pitcher Tanaka

Rakuten Eagles pitcher Masahiro Tanaka holds up a celebratory sign after recording the 2,500th strikeout of his combined playing career in Nippon Professional Baseball and Major League Baseball during a game at Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi in the northeastern Japan city of Sendai on April 21, 2023.

Ichiro tops 2,500 hits in MLB career

Ichiro tops 2,500 hits in MLB career

PHOENIX, United States - Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki races to first base after hitting a single -- and the 2,500th hit of his U.S. major league career -- during the first inning of a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, on June 19, 2012. Suzuki went 4-for-5 with two RBIs in the Mariners' 12-9 victory.

A's Matsui reaches 2,500 hits

A's Matsui reaches 2,500 hits

OAKLAND, United States - Oakland Athletics designated hitter Hideki Matsui (R) hits a double from Doug Fister (L) in the second inning of a game against the Seattle Mariners at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California, on April 3, 2011. It was his 2,500th hit in his career across Japan and the United States, in a 7-1 win for the A's.

Greek woman runs 540-km memorial marathon

Greek woman runs 540-km memorial marathon

MARATHON, Greece - Greek long-distance runner Maria Polyzou (C) celebrates with friends on Aug. 2, 2010 in Marathon after completing a 540-kilometer Athens-Sparta-Marathon course. The Greek women's marathon record-holder ran for eight days to commemorate the 2,500th anniversary of the Battle of Marathon, in which a soldier ran from the battlefield to Athens to carry the news of a Greek victory.

Ichiro records 2,500 hits in Japan, major leagues

Ichiro records 2,500 hits in Japan, major leagues

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (R) is congratulated by teammates after marking his 2,500th hit in Japan and in Major League Baseball in the sixth inning of a game against the Minnesota Twins at Safeco Field in Seattle on June 7.

Ichiro records 2,500 hits in Japan, major leagues

Ichiro records 2,500 hits in Japan, major leagues

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (C) smiles in the dugout after marking his 2,500th hit in Japan and in Major League Baseball in the sixth inning of a game against the Minnesota Twins at Safeco Field in Seattle on June 7.