Ichiro Watch: 1,988 Hits, With 12 To Go To Reach 2,000 Hits

September 5, 2009,  Ichiro had two hits in five at-bats in Seattle’s 6-3 loss in Oakland.

Ichiro Career Hits:  1, 988

Ichiro Hits This Season:  193

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.