Ichiro reaches 4,000 hits... kind of.

[Cam Cam]

NEW YORK -- Ichiro Suzuki joined Pete Rose and Ty Cobb as the only players with 4,000 career hits in the highest levels of professional baseball. Ichiro's accomplishment comes with a little bit of a twist because his are the combined total between Japan and the American major leagues.

On Wednesday, Ichiro's 4,000th hit occurred when he singled to left off Toronto Blue Jays starter R.A. Dickey in the first inning. The game was stopped as Ichiro received a standing ovation. Ichiro's teammates bounded out from the home dugout and met him at first base to give him hugs and high fives.

"It was supposed to be a night that was special to me," Ichiro said through a translator after going 1-for-4 in the Yankees' 4-2 win. "But you know what happened tonight, I wasn't expecting when my teammates came out to first base, that was very special. To see the fans, I wasn't expecting so much joy and happiness from them. That's what made it very special tonight. Not just the number, but all the things that happened with it. That came with it. It was very special."

Source: http://espn.go.com/new-york/mlb/sto...new-york-yankees-gets-4000th-professional-hit

 

[Homerunsox2005]

Very impressive. Still could reach 3000 hits in the MLB if he plays well for a couple more seasons.

 

[Cam Cam]

I am hoping he reaches 3,000. I wonder what type of statistics Ichiro could have had if he had not gotten such a late start in the MLB. I don't think he would be at 4,000 hits, but he wouldn't be far from it.

 

[Car889]

An amazing player that I always looked up to ever since I started watching the Mariners and I'm still very happy for him even though it was with the Yankees.

 

[youngBlood30]

Great job ichiro.

 

[Cam Cam]

An amazing player that I always looked up to ever since I started watching the Mariners and I'm still very happy for him even though it was with the Yankees.

I have trouble supporting him since he plays for the Yankees, but I still have a lot of respect for him. Also, I guess it isn't really his fault that the Mariners dumped him with that trade.