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- Updated: July 23, 2016
MIAMI — When it comes to Ichiro Suzuki’s quest for 3,000 MLB hits, history will take its course.
Marlins manager Don Mattingly isn’t forcing the issue by throwing the 42-year-old out there hoping the milestone is reached as quickly as possible. That was evident on Friday in the series opener against the Mets at Marlins Park, as Ichiro was not in the starting lineup.
Even though he had two hits on Thursday in a 9-3 win at Philadelphia, Ichiro returned to his fourth-outfielder role on Friday. He has 2,996 hits, just four shy of being the 30th player in MLB history to reach 3,000.
“It’s just one of those things,” Mattingly said. “We don’t really have plans. Right now, there is no plan to say Ich is going to play this game. It could be tomorrow. It could be the next day. It could be four days from now, with him, …
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