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'Best nine of 80 years' in Japanese professional baseball

TOKYO, Japan - Seven members of the Japanese professional baseball league's "Best Nine of 80 years" pose after their selection at a ceremony in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2014. (From L, front row) shortstop Yoshio Yoshida, third baseman Shigeo Nagashima, first baseman Sadaharu Oh and second baseman Morimichi Takagi; (from L, back row) outfielders Yutaka Fukumoto, Koji Yamamoto and Isao Harimoto.

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Mariners' Ichiro sets new 3,087 career-hits record

SEATTLE, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki singled in the fifth inning of a game against the Detroit Tigers at Safeco Field on April 17, raising his hits total to 3,087 after breaking Isao Harimoto's record in Japan for most career hits the previous day.

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Mariners' Ichiro sets new 3,087 career-hits record

SEATTLE, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki singled in the fifth inning of a game against the Detroit Tigers at Safeco Field on April 17, raising his hits total to 3,087 after breaking Isao Harimoto's record in Japan for most career hits the previous day.

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Mizuno puts Ichiro goods on sale to mark 3,086 hits

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese sports maker Mizuno Corp., under an advisory contract with the Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki, put on sale April 17 Ichiro sports goods to commemorate the 3,086 career-hits record he reached by breaking Isao Harimoto's record in Japan for most career hits.

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Mariners' Ichiro breaks Harimoto's career-hits record

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki smiles during a press conference at Safeco Field in Seattle on April 16 after raising his total hits to 3,086 in a game against the Los Angeles Angels, breaking Isao Harimoto's record of 3,085 for most career hits in Japan.

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Mariners' Ichiro breaks Harimoto's career-hits record

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (R) exchanges high-fives with his teammates after scoring on a grounder by Adrian Beltre in the fourth inning of a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Safeco Field in Seattle on April 16. Suzuki hit a single in the inning and raised his total hits to 3,086, breaking Isao Harimoto's record of 3,085 for most career hits in Japan.

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Mariners' Ichiro breaks Harimoto's career-hits record

NAGOYA, Japan - Nobuyuki Suzuki, father of Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, smiles in the town of Toyoyama, Aichi Prefecture, on April 17 as he watches his son Ichiro breaking Isao Harimoto's record of 3,085 hits in Japan for most career hits.

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Mariners' Ichiro breaks Harimoto's career-hits record

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki tips his helmet to fans after hitting a single to right in the fourth inning of a game against the Los Angles Angels at Safeco Field in Seattle on April 16. Suzuki raised his hits total to 3,086 and broke Isao Harimoto's record of 3,085 for most career hits.

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Mariners' Ichiro breaks Harimoto's career-hits record

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki tips his helmet to fans after hitting a single to right in the fourth inning of a game against the Los Angles Angels at Safeco Field in Seattle on April 16. Suzuki raised his hits total to 3,086 and broke Isao Harimoto's record of 3,085 for most career hits.

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Mariners' Ichiro breaks Harimoto's career-hits record

TOKYO, Japan - People watch a TV program reporting Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki's 3,086th hit in the Japanese and major leagues at an electronics retail store in Tokyo on April 17. Suzuki broke Isao Harimoto's record of 3,085 for most career hits in Japan.

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Mariners' Ichiro breaks Harimoto's career-hits record

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a single to right off Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Joe Saunders in the fourth inning of their game at Safeco Field in Seattle on April 16. Suzuki raised his hits total to 3,086, combining his professional careers in the Japanese and major leagues, and broke Isao Harimoto's record of 3,085 in Japan for most career hits.

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Mariners' Ichiro breaks Harimoto's career-hits record

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki runs to first base after hitting a single to right in the fourth inning of a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Safeco Field in Seattle on April 16. Suzuki raised his total hits to 3,086, breaking Isao Harimoto's record of 3,085 for most career hits in Japan.

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Mariners' Ichiro breaks Harimoto's career-hits record

SEATTLE, United States - Japanese baseball fans celebrate at Safeco Field in Seattle on April 16 after Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hit a single in the fourth inning of a game against the Los Angeles Angels and broke Isao Harimoto's record of 3,085 hits in Japan for most career hits.

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Mariners' Ichiro breaks Harimoto's career-hits record

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (C) hits a single to right off Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Joe Saunders (L) in the fourth inning of a game at Safeco Field in Seattle on April 16. Suzuki raised his total hits to 3,086, breaking Isao Harimoto's record of 3,085 for most career hits. At right is Angels catcher Mike Napoli.

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Mariners' Ichiro breaks Harimoto's career-hits record

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki tips his helmet to fans after hitting a single to right in the fourth inning of a game against the Los Angles Angels at Safeco Field in Seattle on April 16. Suzuki raised his hits total to 3,086 and broke Isao Harimoto's record of 3,085 for most career hits.

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Mariners' Ichiro breaks Harimoto's career-hits record

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a single to right off Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Joe Saunders in the fourth inning of their game at Safeco Field in Seattle on April 16. Suzuki raised his hits total to 3,086, combining his professional careers in the Japanese and major leagues, and broke Isao Harimoto's record of 3,085 in Japan for most career hits.

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Mariners' Ichiro breaks Harimoto's career-hits record

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki watches his single to right off Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Joe Saunders in the fourth inning of their game at Safeco Field in Seattle on April 16. Suzuki raised his hits total to 3,086 for his combined professional careers in the Japanese and major leagues, and broke Isao Harimoto's record in Japan of 3,085 for most career hits.

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Mariners' Ichiro breaks Harimoto's career-hits record

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki hits a single to right off Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Joe Saunders in the fourth inning of their game at Safeco Field in Seattle on April 16. Suzuki raised his hits total to 3,086, combining his professional careers in the Japanese and major leagues, and broke Isao Harimoto's record of 3,085 in Japan for most career hits.

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Ichiro ties Harimoto's record for most career hits

SEATTLE, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki answers questions during an interview after a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Safeco Field on April 15. Ichiro hit a grand slam in the seventh inning of the game, tying Isao Harimoto's record in Japan for most career hits by marking the 3,085th hit of his career in Japan and the major leagues.

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Ichiro ties Harimoto's record for most career hits

SEATTLE, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki (3rd from L) heads to first base after hitting a grand slam in the seventh inning of a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Safeco Field on April 15. Ichiro tied Isao Harimoto's record in Japan for most career hits by marking the 3,085th hit of his career in Japan and the major leagues.

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Ichiro ties Harimoto's record for most career hits

GIFU, Japan - Isokazu Kubota (R), who has made bats for the Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki for about 17 years, celebrates in Gifu Prefecture on April 16 after a grand slam Ichiro hit in the seventh inning of a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Safeco Field on April 15. Ichiro tied Isao Harimoto's record in Japan for most career hits by marking the 3,085th hit of his career in Japan and the major leagues.

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Ichiro ties Harimoto's record for most career hits

SEATTLE, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki hits a grand slam in the seventh inning of a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Safeco Field on April 15. Ichiro tied Isao Harimoto's record in Japan for most career hits, marking the 3,085th hit of his career in Japan and the major leagues.

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Ichiro ties Harimoto's record for most career hits

SEATTLE, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki (R) celebrates a grand slam in the seventh inning of a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Safeco Field on April 15. Ichiro tied Isao Harimoto's record in Japan for most career hits, marking the 3,085th hit of his career in Japan and the major leagues.

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Ichiro ties Harimoto's record for most career hits

SEATTLE, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki hits a grand slam in the seventh inning of a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Safeco Field on April 15. Ichiro tied Isao Harimoto's record in Japan for most career hits, marking the 3,085th hit of his career in Japan and the major leagues.

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Ichiro ties Harimoto's record for most career hits

SEATTLE, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki heads to first base after hitting a grand slam in the seventh inning of a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Safeco Field on April 15. Ichiro tied Isao Harimoto's record in Japan for most career hits, marking the 3,085th hit of his career in Japan and the major leagues.

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Ichiro ties Harimoto's record for most career hits

SEATTLE, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki hits a grand slam in the seventh inning of a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Safeco Field on April 15. Ichiro tied Isao Harimoto's record in Japan for most career hits, marking the 3,085th hit of his career in Japan and the major leagues.

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Ichiro ties Harimoto's record for most career hits

SEATTLE, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki (R) chats with Isao Harimoto (L), who has the record in Japan of 3,085 hits, before joining an official game for the first time this season April 15 against the Los Angeles Angels at Safeco Field after coming off the disabled list for a bleeding stomach ulcer.

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(1)Roh promises to improve status of Koreans in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Novelist Miri Yuu (L) and former professional baseball player Isao Harimoto (C) clap as South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun arrives for a meeting with Korean residents in Japan at a Tokyo hotel June 8. The president told the meeting he will make every effort to improve the status and rights of ethnic Korean residents in Japan. (Pool photo)

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Mizuno puts Ichiro goods on sale to mark 3,086 hits

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese sports maker Mizuno Corp., under an advisory contract with the Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki, put on sale April 17 Ichiro sports goods to commemorate the 3,086 career-hits record he reached by breaking Isao Harimoto's record in Japan for most career hits. (Kyodo)

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All-time hit leader in Japan lauds Ichiro's milestone

Undated file photo shows Isao Harimoto, who holds Japanese baseball's all-time hit record of 3,085. Referring to Ichiro Suzuki's 4,257th combined career hit total reached on June 15, 2016, Harimoto said that Japanese baseball is proud of him and there will be no player like him in the next 100 years. The Miami Marlins outfielder now has 2,979 hits in the majors after collecting 1,278 in nine seasons in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nintendo to sell majority stake in Seattle Mariners

File photo shows Ichiro Suzuki (2nd from L) acknowledging the crowd at the Seattle Mariners' Safeco Field on April 16, 2009 after breaking Isao Harimoto's record in Japan for most career hits with his 3,086th hit in a combined career between the Japanese and major leagues. The Mariners said on April 27, 2016 that Nintendo of America Inc. will sell a majority of its interest in the team to other members of the current ownership group. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mariners' Ichiro breaks Harimoto's career-hits record

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (C) hits a single to right off Los Angeles Angels starting pitcher Joe Saunders (L) in the fourth inning of a game at Safeco Field in Seattle on April 16. Suzuki raised his total hits to 3,086, breaking Isao Harimoto's record of 3,085 for most career hits. At right is Angels catcher Mike Napoli. (Kyodo)

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Ichiro ties Harimoto's record for most career hits

SEATTLE, United States - The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki (R) chats with Isao Harimoto (L), who has the record in Japan of 3,085 hits, before joining an official game for the first time this season April 15 against the Los Angeles Angels at Safeco Field after coming off the disabled list for a bleeding stomach ulcer. (Kyodo)

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Baseball legend Katsuya Nomura dies at 84

File photo taken in February 2018 shows former Nankai Hawks catcher Katsuya Nomura (front C) posing for a photo with former Yomiuri Giants players (from L) Shigeo Nagashima, Isao Harimoto and Sadaharu Oh before an exhibition baseball game by former players in Miyazaki, Japan. Nomura died of ischemic heart failure on Feb. 11, 2020, at age 84. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(1)Roh promises to improve status of Koreans in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Novelist Miri Yuu (L) and former professional baseball player Isao Harimoto (C) clap as South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun arrives for a meeting with Korean residents in Japan at a Tokyo hotel June 8. The president told the meeting he will make every effort to improve the status and rights of ethnic Korean residents in Japan. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)