Ichiro Watch: 1,982 Hits, With 18 To Go To Reach 2,000 Hits

Today, August 20, 2009, Ichiro registered one hit in four at-bats in Seattle’s 7-6 loss in Detroit in a rain-delayed game.

Ichiro Career Hits:  1, 982

Ichiro Hits This Season:  182

When Ichiro reaches 2,000 career hits, he will be the first the first (and only) player to do so in the first nine years of his Major League career.

When Ichiro reaches 200 hits for this season, he will hold the record for most consecutive 200-hit seasons in Major League Baseball at nine seasons.