Ichiro ties Frank Robinson on hits list

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LOS ANGELES — With one free-and-easy swing, Ichiro Suzuki slapped a single to left field in the eighth inning of the Marlins’ 6-3 win over the Dodgers on Tuesday night, and the 42-year-old moved another notch up MLB’s all-time hits ladder.

Ichiro’s hit was No. 2,943 of his Major League career, which matches Hall of Famer Frank Robinson for 33rd in history.

• MLB’s all-time hit leaders

Ichiro also had 1,278 hits in nine seasons with the Orix Blue Wave in the Japan Pacific League before coming over to the States in 2001, giving him 4,221 hits in professional baseball. MLB all-time hits leader Pete Rose had …

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