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

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 [...]

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Ichiro Watch: 1,981 Hits, With 19 To Go To Reach 2,000 Hits

Ichiro Suzuki, by far the most successful and most popular Japanese player in the Major Leagues, is inching closer to a record-setting 2,000 Major League career hits.  With his output in the Mariners win over Detroit ( Aug. 18, 2009), Ichiro needs only 19 more hits to become the first player Major League Baseball’s 133-year [...]

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