(MLB) Ichiro back in lineup, collects 2,500th hit

[MistaNova]

PHOENIX -- Ichiro Suzuki was back in the starting lineup on Tuesday night and blooped a single to center field in his first at-bat to lead off the game for his 2,500th hit since he came to U.S. and signed with the Mariners in 2001.



He also pounded out 1,278 hits while playing in Japan.

"Yeah, 2,500 hits? That's a great accomplishment," Mariners manager Eric Wedge said hours before his club's rematch with the D-backs at Chase Field. "He's a guy getting there quicker than most. It's just a testimony to his consistency over his career."

The 38-year-old Ichiro reached that plateau in the fourth fewest games. His 2,500th hit came in his 1,817th game. Al Simmons had 2,500 hits in 1,784 games, Ty Cobb in 1,790 and George Sisler in 1,808.
 
D-backs manager Kirk Gibson also said he has long been an Ichiro admirer.

"He's a consistent player, but he has a total game," Gibson said. "Offensively, defensively, he has power if he wants to. It's amazing what he can do with the bat. He's got all those hits. He gets down the line very quick. When Japanese players come up you can see a lot of Ichiro in them. He's certainly set the table for them the way they play."

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[Remedy360]

Good for him, hope he hangs it up next year though. He's been pretty bad the last two  years and still earning 18 mill. I give him props for everything he's done but it's time to move on.

[Hack Wilson - real]

i don't see him lasting to 3000 sadly

[Remedy360]

^ Nah, dude is 38 and declining quickly. Had he played here for of his career, then he'd have done it easily