Video: Ichiro Suzuki smacks triple to reach 3000 MLB hits

  • 08/08/2016
Video: Ichiro Suzuki smacks triple to reach 3000 MLB hits

Ichiro Suzuki became the first Japanese player ever to reach 3000 hits in Major League Baseball (MLB) history.

The 42-year-old is the 30th player in MLB history to reach the milestone, achieving the feat with a triple against the Colorado Rockies.

Ichiro, who currently plays for the Miami Marlins, did not make his MLB debut until the age of 27 after a promising start to his career in Japan.

After moving over to America, Ichiro racked up 2533 hits with the Seattle Mariners between 2001-12, before moving to the New York Yankees and adding another 311 from 2012-14.

Ichiro currently has 155 hits with the Marlins.

Combing his time in Japan and the MLB, Ichiro has a total of 4256 hits, the most in professional baseball history.

Watch the moment of Ichiro's success above.

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