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Pierzynski becomes 9th catcher with 2,000 career hits
- Updated: April 27, 2016
BOSTON — Before Wednesday night’s game against the Red Sox at Fenway Park, A.J. Pierzynski said he was looking forward to getting his next hit — so he could stop answering questions about it.
Pierzynski, in his 19th season, had been on the doorstep of his 2,000th career hit since going 3-for-4 on Friday against the Mets.
In his first at-bat in the second inning on Wednesday vs. Red Sox knuckleballer Steven Wright — whom Pierzynski had never faced before — with one out and Freddie Freeman on second base, the catcher lined a single to left field for the milestone hit.
“Well, I’ve been on the verge of it for a few days now,” Pierzynski said before the game. “I guess it means I’ve been around for a long time. It’s kind of a cool milestone, especially for a catcher. That’s kind of the one that if you get to is special because no one obviously will ever get to 3,000 because of the position. But it’s cool. …
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