Ichiro Suzuki donates 3000-hit souvenirs to Hall of Fame

Some people in the United States wonder how many more hits he could have collected if his debut in the major leagues had been before the age of 27. “I feel like I haven’t been able to do that as much as I would like lately”. “It’s about my teammates and the fans, and that’s how I felt today”. And even after his 15th season, past year with the Marlins at the age of 41, it still seemed hard to believe that Ichiro would get to 3,000. Cristhian Adames hit into a run-scoring fielder’s choice. He’s the franchise leader in hits (2,533), triples (79), batting average (.322) and stolen bases (438). Obviously, he has been a huge part of what we’ve done this year. He honors our game with everything he does.

Sakamoto said Ichiro closely followed her dietary advice, unlike many other young players. Everything he does is a tribute to the game of baseball.

The Bananas, who were off Sunday, clinched home field Saturday for the opening-round, single-elimination game in the Coastal Plain League’s West Division playoffs.

What are some of the most memorable hits in Suzuki’s career?

Greeted with cheers every time he came to bat, Suzuki struck out in the first inning, hit a comebacker in the third and grounded out to short in the fourth. I can’t tell you how many times he told me he’d like to see him in a Yankees uniform.

Suzuki, now with the Miami Marlins after playing the vast majority of his USA career with the Seattle Mariners, secured his entrance to baseball’s elite 3,000-hit club Sunday with a triple at the Colorado Rockies’ Coors Field.

Miami Marlins’ Ichiro Suzuki (51) acknowledges the crowd after he hit a triple for the 3,000th hit of his Major League Career in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies in Denver on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016.

Suzuki’s journey to 3,000 is unique as the outfielder made his Major League Baseball debut at the age of 27 and had already accumulated 1,278 hits in Japan before making his way across the Pacific. Ichiro is a huge part of the Fish’s success this season because it doesn’t matter if he’s 27 or 42, it doesn’t matter if he’s playing in Japan or America – he’s consistently going to be an incredible baseball player wherever he goes. Ichiro hit a towering fly ball that ricocheted off the right field wall to achieve the rare milestone, tying Roberto Clemente for 29th on the all-time hits list. Next up is Al Kaline at 3,007 and Wade Boggs at 3,010.

Suzuki had 2,533 of those 3,000 hits in 12 seasons in Seattle, where he made his Major League Baseball debut in 2001 as a 27-year-old rookie. “He has been the most popular sports figure in Japan for about 20 years – back to when he was playing there”.

The Marlins, who went 2-4 on their just completed road trip, play host to the National League West-leading San Francisco Giants (63-48) on Monday night in the start of a three-game series.

“Congratulations to him”, Rusin said.

“It took a long time for me, ” he said.

“It’s been a battle the last couple of weeks, actually”, Gray said.

“It’s fantastic, what he’s done”.