Mariners' Ichiro marks season's 215th hit, matching club record

Mariners' Ichiro marks season's 215th hit, matching club record

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners leadoff batter Ichiro Suzuki hits a single, his 215th hit of the season and matching Alex Rodriguez's 1996 club record, to center against the Baltimore Orioles in the fourth inning at Safeco Field on Sept. 7. Ichiro went 3-for-5 as the Mariners won 10-1. (MLB)

Single-season hit record holder Akiyama donates bat to museum

Single-season hit record holder Akiyama donates bat to museum

Shogo Akiyama of the Seibu Lions donates the bat he used to record his 215th hit of the season to the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Tokyo on Nov. 25, 2015. Akiyama finished with 216 hits, two more than the previous Japanese baseball single-season hit record Matt Murton set in 2010 with the Hanshin Tigers. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Akiyama breaks Murton's single-season record with 215th hit

Akiyama breaks Murton's single-season record with 215th hit

Seibu Lions leadoff man Shogo Akiyama set a new Nippon Professional Baseball record for most hits in a single season (216) with two hits -- a single and a triple -- in a game against the Orix Buffaloes in Osaka on Oct. 1, 2015, the final game of the season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Akiyama breaks Murton's single-season record with 215th hit

Akiyama breaks Murton's single-season record with 215th hit

Seibu Lions leadoff man Shogo Akiyama celebrates after hitting an infield single to third in the sixth inning of a game against the Orix Buffaloes in Osaka on Oct. 1, 2015, to set a new Nippon Professional Baseball record for most hits in a single season. Akiyama later belted a triple in the ninth inning, to end the season with 216 hits. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo