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Baseball: Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki's career highlights

File photo shows Miami Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki (C) receiving a commemorative gift in Miami on April 30, 2017, during a ceremony to celebrate his reaching the career milestone of 3,000 hits in the Major League Baseball in August 2016. The gift was a large panel which shows the number 3,000 formed by pictures of each of his 3,000 hits. Ichiro became the first Asian player inducted to the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame on July 27, 2025.

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Giants' Ogasawara reaches 2,000th career hit

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants first baseman Michihiro Ogasawara hits a single in the eighth inning of a game against the Hanshin Tigers at Tokyo Dome on May 5, 2011, his 2,000th hit in his 1,736th game. Ogasawara, 37, became the 38th player in Japanese baseball history to reach the milestone.

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Giants' Ogasawara reaches 2,000th career hit

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants first baseman Michihiro Ogasawara receives flowers as he recorded his 2,000th hit with a single in the eighth inning of a game against the Hanshin Tigers at Tokyo Dome on May 5, 2011, in his 1,736th game. Ogasawara, 37, became the 38th player in Japanese baseball history to reach the milestone.

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Giants' Ogasawara reaches 2,000th career hit

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants first baseman Michihiro Ogasawara hits a single in the eighth inning of a game against the Hanshin Tigers at Tokyo Dome on May 5, 2011, his 2,000th hit in his 1,736th game. Ogasawara, 37, became the 38th player in Japanese baseball history to reach the milestone.

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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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Kanemoto gets 2,000th career hit

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Hanshin Tigers' Tomoaki Kanemoto is presented with flowers after attaining his 2,000th career hit to become the 37th player in Japanese baseball to achieve the milestone in a game against the Yokohama BayStars at Yokohama Stadium on April 12.

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Kanemoto gets 2,000th career hit in Hanshin's victory

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Hanshin Tigers' Tomoaki Kanemoto (2nd from L) lined an RBI single to right on a 2-2 fastball from Hayato Terahara (L) in the seventh inning of a game against the Yokohama BayStars at Yokohama Stadium on April 12, attaining his 2,000th career hit as the Tigers rallied to beat the BayStars 6-3. Kanemoto became the 37th player in Japanese baseball to achieve the milestone.

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Kanemoto gets 2,000th career hit

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Hanshin Tigers' Tomoaki Kanemoto speaks during a news conference at a Yokohama hotel on April 12 after attaining his 2,000th career hit to become the 37th player in Japanese baseball to achieve the milestone in a game against the Yokohama BayStars at Yokohama Stadium.

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Kanemoto gets 2,000th career hit in Hanshin's victory

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Hanshin Tigers' Tomoaki Kanemoto (6) waves to fans after attaining his 2,000th career hit to become the 37th player in Japanese baseball to achieve the milestone in a game against the Yokohama BayStars at Yokohama Stadium on April 12.

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Kanemoto gets 2,000th career hit in Hanshin's victory

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Hanshin Tigers' Tomoaki Kanemoto waves to fans after attaining his 2,000th career hit to become the 37th player in Japanese baseball to achieve the milestone in a game against the Yokohama BayStars at Yokohama Stadium on April 12.

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Kanemoto gets 2,000th career hit in Hanshin's victory

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Hanshin Tigers' Tomoaki Kanemoto acknowledges fans after attaining his 2,000th career hit to become the 37th player in Japanese baseball to achieve the milestone in a game against the Yokohama BayStars at Yokohama Stadium on April 12.

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BayStars infielder Ishii gets 2,000th career hit

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama BayStars infielder Takuro Ishii singles to center in the first inning off Hisashi Aikyo to get his 2,000th career hit in an interleague game against the Rakuten Eagles at Yokohama Stadium on May 11. He became the 34th player in Japanese baseball to reach the milestone.

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Yakult outfielder Aoki joins Ichiro in 200-hit club

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows outfielder Norichika Aoki responds to fans after hitting a leadoff single to right in the first inning of the tream's 5-0 win over the Yokohama BayStars on Oct. 11, making him the second player in Japanese baseball history to reach 200 hits in a single season. Aoki, who went 2-for-4 with a walk on the night, became the first player in the Central League and the second overall to reach the milestone after Ichiro Suzuki collected 210 hits in 1994, when he was with the Pacific League's Orix BlueWave.

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Yakult Swallows' Furuta marks his career's 2,000th hit

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Yakult Swallows catcher Atsuya Furuta hits a double, his career's 2,000th hit, in the sixth inning of a game against Hiroshima Carp in Matsuyama on April 23. Furuta is the 32nd player in Japanese pro baseball to reach the milestone.

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Ichiro reaches milestone with 200th hit

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki became the first player to begin a major league career with four straight 200-hit seasons Aug. 26. Suzuki reached the milestone with a solo homer to center in the bottom of the ninth inning of the Mariners' 7-3 loss to the Kansas City Royals. Suzuki, who leads the American League with a .364 average, went 1-for-5 in the game.(MLB)

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Baseball: Ohtani hits 100th homer in MLB

Photo taken on May 14, 2022, shows the ball used for the 100th homer hit by Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels in Major League Baseball. The two-way player hit a two-run home run in the fifth inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics the same day at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California, marking the milestone.

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Baseball: Ohtani hits 100th homer in MLB

Photo taken on May 14, 2022, shows the ball used for the 100th homer hit by Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels in Major League Baseball. The two-way player hit a two-run home run in the fifth inning of a game against the Oakland Athletics the same day at Oakland Coliseum in Oakland, California, marking the milestone.

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Yakult Swallows' Furuta marks his career's 2,000th hit

MATSUYAMA, Japan - Yakult Swallows catcher Atsuya Furuta hits a double, his career's 2,000th hit, in the sixth inning of a game against Hiroshima Carp in Matsuyama on April 23. Furuta is the 32nd player in Japanese pro baseball to reach the milestone. (Kyodo)

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Yakult outfielder Aoki joins Ichiro in 200-hit club

TOKYO, Japan - Yakult Swallows outfielder Norichika Aoki responds to fans after hitting a leadoff single to right in the first inning of the tream's 5-0 win over the Yokohama BayStars on Oct. 11, making him the second player in Japanese baseball history to reach 200 hits in a single season. Aoki, who went 2-for-4 with a walk on the night, became the first player in the Central League and the second overall to reach the milestone after Ichiro Suzuki collected 210 hits in 1994, when he was with the Pacific League's Orix BlueWave. (Kyodo)

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BayStars infielder Ishii gets 2,000th career hit

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Yokohama BayStars infielder Takuro Ishii singles to center in the first inning off Hisashi Aikyo to get his 2,000th career hit in an interleague game against the Rakuten Eagles at Yokohama Stadium on May 11. He became the 34th player in Japanese baseball to reach the milestone. (Kyodo)

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Kanemoto gets 2,000th career hit in Hanshin's victory

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Hanshin Tigers' Tomoaki Kanemoto (2nd from L) lined an RBI single to right on a 2-2 fastball from Hayato Terahara (L) in the seventh inning of a game against the Yokohama BayStars at Yokohama Stadium on April 12, attaining his 2,000th career hit as the Tigers rallied to beat the BayStars 6-3. Kanemoto became the 37th player in Japanese baseball to achieve the milestone. (Kyodo)

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Kanemoto gets 2,000th career hit in Hanshin's victory

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Hanshin Tigers' Tomoaki Kanemoto waves to fans after attaining his 2,000th career hit to become the 37th player in Japanese baseball to achieve the milestone in a game against the Yokohama BayStars at Yokohama Stadium on April 12. (Kyodo)

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Kanemoto gets 2,000th career hit in Hanshin's victory

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Hanshin Tigers' Tomoaki Kanemoto acknowledges fans after attaining his 2,000th career hit to become the 37th player in Japanese baseball to achieve the milestone in a game against the Yokohama BayStars at Yokohama Stadium on April 12. (Kyodo)

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Kanemoto gets 2,000th career hit in Hanshin's victory

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Hanshin Tigers' Tomoaki Kanemoto (6) waves to fans after attaining his 2,000th career hit to become the 37th player in Japanese baseball to achieve the milestone in a game against the Yokohama BayStars at Yokohama Stadium on April 12. (Kyodo)

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Kanemoto gets 2,000th career hit

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Hanshin Tigers' Tomoaki Kanemoto is presented with flowers after attaining his 2,000th career hit to become the 37th player in Japanese baseball to achieve the milestone in a game against the Yokohama BayStars at Yokohama Stadium on April 12. (Kyodo)

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Kanemoto gets 2,000th career hit

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Hanshin Tigers' Tomoaki Kanemoto speaks during a news conference at a Yokohama hotel on April 12 after attaining his 2,000th career hit to become the 37th player in Japanese baseball to achieve the milestone in a game against the Yokohama BayStars at Yokohama Stadium. (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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Arai gets 2,000th safe hit

Hiroshima Carp infielder Takahiro Arai responds to his fans after hitting a run-scoring double in the third inning of a game against the Yakult Swallows -- the 2,000th safe hit of his career -- on April 26, 2016, in Tokyo. The 39-year-old Arai is the 47th player to reach the milestone. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Arai gets 2,000th safe hit

Hiroshima Carp infielder Takahiro Arai hits a run-scoring double in the third inning of a game against the Yakult Swallows -- the 2,000th safe hit of his career -- on April 26, 2016, in Tokyo. The 39-year-old Arai is the 47th player to reach the milestone. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Arai gets 2,000th safe hit

Hiroshima Carp infielder Takahiro Arai hits a run-scoring double in the third inning of a game against the Yakult Swallows -- the 2,000th safe hit of his career -- on April 26, 2016, in Tokyo. The 39-year-old Arai is the 47th player to reach the milestone. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Arai gets 2,000th safe hit

Hiroshima Carp infielder Takahiro Arai hits a run-scoring double in the third inning of a game against the Yakult Swallows -- the 2,000th safe hit of his career -- on April 26, 2016, in Tokyo. The 39-year-old Arai is the 47th player to reach the milestone. (Kyodo) ==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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Baseball: A-Rod reflects on Ichiro legacy

Alex Rodriguez and Ichiro Suzuki celebrate the New York Yankees' 3-2 walk-off victory over the Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 20, 2013. Suzuki joined an elite club on Aug. 7, 2016, when he reached 3,000 hits in the majors and was celebrated by Rodriguez, the only other active player to reach the milestone. (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 reaches milestone with 200th hit

SEATTLE, United States - Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki became the first player to begin a major league career with four straight 200-hit seasons Aug. 26. Suzuki reached the milestone with a solo homer to center in the bottom of the ninth inning of the Mariners' 7-3 loss to the Kansas City Royals. Suzuki, who leads the American League with a .364 average, went 1-for-5 in the game.(MLB)(Kyodo)

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Giants' Ogasawara reaches 2,000th career hit

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants first baseman Michihiro Ogasawara hits a single in the eighth inning of a game against the Hanshin Tigers at Tokyo Dome on May 5, 2011, his 2,000th hit in his 1,736th game. Ogasawara, 37, became the 38th player in Japanese baseball history to reach the milestone. (Kyodo)

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Giants' Ogasawara reaches 2,000th career hit

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants first baseman Michihiro Ogasawara hits a single in the eighth inning of a game against the Hanshin Tigers at Tokyo Dome on May 5, 2011, his 2,000th hit in his 1,736th game. Ogasawara, 37, became the 38th player in Japanese baseball history to reach the milestone. (Kyodo)

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Giants' Ogasawara reaches 2,000th career hit

TOKYO, Japan - Yomiuri Giants first baseman Michihiro Ogasawara receives flowers as he recorded his 2,000th hit with a single in the eighth inning of a game against the Hanshin Tigers at Tokyo Dome on May 5, 2011, in his 1,736th game. Ogasawara, 37, became the 38th player in Japanese baseball history to reach the milestone. (Kyodo)

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Baseball: Dodgers' Darvish fastest player to record 1,000 strikeouts in MLB

Yu Darvish of the Los Angeles Dodgers whiffs Carlos Gonzalez of the Colorado Rockies in the fourth inning of a game at Dodger Stadium on Sept. 8, 2017, recording his 1,000th strikeout in the major leagues. Darvish reached the milestone in his 128th game, becoming the fastest pitcher to achieve 1,000 strikeouts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Dodgers' Darvish fastest player to record 1,000 strikeouts in MLB

Yu Darvish of the Los Angeles Dodgers whiffs Carlos Gonzalez of the Colorado Rockies in the fourth inning of a game at Dodger Stadium on Sept. 8, 2017, recording his 1,000th strikeout in the major leagues. Darvish reached the milestone in his 128th game, becoming the fastest pitcher to achieve 1,000 strikeouts. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Dodgers' Darvish fastest player to record 1,000 strikeouts in MLB

Yu Darvish of the Los Angeles Dodgers whiffs Carlos Gonzalez of the Colorado Rockies in the fourth inning of a game at Dodger Stadium on Sept. 8, 2017, recording his 1,000th strikeout in the major leagues. Darvish reached the milestone in his 128th game, becoming the fastest pitcher to achieve 1,000 strikeouts. (Kyodo) ==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

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Baseball: Abe records 2,000th career hit

Shinnosuke Abe (L) celebrates when he singled for his 2,000th career hit in the ninth inning of the Yomiuri Giants' 4-1 loss to the Hiroshima Carp at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima on Aug. 13, 2017, with Carp first baseman Takahiro Arai congratulating him. Abe became the 49th player in Japanese baseball history to reach the milestone. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Golden oldie Miura rewrites record on 50th birthday

Former Japan striker Kazuyoshi Miura (11) shoots during the second half of Yokohama FC's 1-0 win at home to Matsumoto Yamaga on Feb. 26, 2017. Miura, affectionately known as King Kazu in Japan, reached a new milestone on his 50th birthday, rewriting his record as the oldest player to play in the J-League second division. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Miura starts for Yokohama to break record on 50th birthday

Yokohama FC striker Kazuyoshi Miura (11) chests down the ball in the first half of a J-League second-division match at home to Matsumoto Yamaga on Feb. 26, 2017. Miura reached a new milestone on his 50th birthday, rewriting his record as the oldest player to play in the J-League second division. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Miura starts for Yokohama to break record on 50th birthday

Yokohama FC striker Kazuyoshi Miura (R) celebrates with Naoki Nomura (L bottom) after Nomura opened the scoring in the first half of a J-League second-division match at home to Matsumoto Yamaga on Feb. 26, 2017. Miura reached a new milestone on his 50th birthday, rewriting his record as the oldest player to play in the J-League second division. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rugby: Kitagawa's milestone try helps Panasonic overcome Kubota

Tomoki Kitagawa (C) poses for a photo with his Panasonic Wild Knights teammates after becoming only the second player to score 100 Japan Top League tries on Dec. 4, 2016 at Ota Athletic Stadium in Gunma Prefecture. Panasonic defeated Kubota Spears 34-25. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ichiro's father proud of son's 3,000-hit milestone

Nobuyuki Suzuki, the father of Ichiro Suzuki, expresses his joy in the central Japan town of Toyoyama on Aug. 8, 2016, after the 42-year-old Miami Marlins outfielder became the 30th player in major league history to reach 3,000 career hits. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo