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Ichiro reaches 2,000th hit milestone

OAKLAND, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki slams the 2,000th hit of his major league career in the first inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics on Sept. 6, 2009. Suzuki became the second-fastest player to register 2,000 hits in major league history, reaching the milestone in his 1,402nd game. Hall of Famer Al Simmons achieved the feat in 1,390 games.

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Furuta reaches 2,000-hit milestone in Yakult win

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Atsuya Furuta responds to fans after marking his career 2,000th hit as the Yakult Swallows beat the Hiroshima Carp 5-2 in the Central League on April 24.

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Ichiro extends hitting streak to 16 games

SEATTLE, United States - Ichiro Suzuki moved a step closer to recording his 2,000th career hit in games played in Japan and the United States, marking two hits in four at-bats in the Seattle Mariners' 7-2 defeat by the Baltimore Orioles at Safeco Field on May 18. Suzuki extended his hitting streak to 16 games and needs five hits to achieve the 2,000 milestone. (MLB)

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Furuta reaches 2,000-hit milestone in Yakult win

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Atsuya Furuta responds to fans after marking his career 2,000th hit as the Yakult Swallows beat the Hiroshima Carp 5-2 in the Central League on April 24. (Kyodo)

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Matsui reaches 2,000-hit milestone

Rakuten Eagles outfielder Kazuo Matsui holds up a sign marking his 2,000 career hits in Japan's top flight during the first inning of a game against the Softbank Hawks at Komachi Stadium in Akita, northern Japan, on July 28, 2015. Matsui, who played in the major leagues for seven years, became the 46th player to reach the batting milestone in Japan. ==Kyodo

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Matsui reaches 2,000-hit milestone

Former major leaguer Kazuo Matsui singles to center field in the first inning of the Rakuten Eagles' game against the Softbank Hawks at Komachi Stadium in Akita, Japan, on July 28, 2015, making him the 46th player to reach 2,000 hits in the nation's top flight. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese pro baseball player Wada reaches 2,000-hit milestone

Outfielder Kazuhiro Wada of the Japanese professional baseball club Chunichi Dragons slaps his 2,000th career hit during a game against the Lotte Marines in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on June 11, 2015. The landmark entitled Wada to enter the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ichiro reaches 2,000th hit milestone

OAKLAND, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki slams the 2,000th hit of his major league career in the first inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics on Sept. 6, 2009. Suzuki became the second-fastest player to register 2,000 hits in major league history, reaching the milestone in his 1,402nd game. Hall of Famer Al Simmons achieved the feat in 1,390 games. (Kyodo)

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Ichiro extends hitting streak to 16 games

SEATTLE, United States - Ichiro Suzuki moved a step closer to recording his 2,000th career hit in games played in Japan and the United States, marking two hits in four at-bats in the Seattle Mariners' 7-2 defeat by the Baltimore Orioles at Safeco Field on May 18. Suzuki extended his hitting streak to 16 games and needs five hits to achieve the 2,000 milestone. (MLB) (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Abe records 2,000th career hit

Shinnosuke Abe hits a single in the ninth inning of the Yomiuri Giants' 4-1 loss to the Hiroshima Carp at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Aug. 13, 2017, making him the 49th player in Japanese baseball history to achieve the 2,000-hit milestone. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo