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Mile-high milestone? Ichiro goes for 3,000 in Denver
- Updated: August 4, 2016
DENVER — This is uncharted territory for Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki.
His quest to collect the two hits he needs to become the 30th player in Major League history to reach the 3,000-hit plateau continues at Coors Field on Friday night with Suzuki eight days removed from collecting his 2,998th and most recent knock, and a week since he even drew a start.
“This is something that means so much to him,” said Ted Heid, who scouts Asia and Australia for the Mariners and handled the negotiations 16 years ago when Ichiro made the move from Japan to the big leagues.
Heid remains close to Ichiro, and the two spent time together when Ichiro and the Marlins were in Phoenix in early June to play the D-backs. That was when there was an ongoing debate over Ichiro’s career hit total between Japan and the big leagues surpassing Pete Rose’s Major League record of 4,256 hits.
“Ichiro is very respectful of what Pete accomplished and was uncomfortable with the talk,” said Heid. “[Ichiro] talked about reaching 3,000. He knows how special that will be.”
Now, Ichiro is within two swings of the bat of collecting No. 3,000 at Coors Field, where fans will be lured not only by his historical bid, but also the fact that the Rockies went into a Thursday night series final against the Dodgers having won 14 of 19 since the All-Star break, and pulling to within three games of the Marlins in a bid for the second National League Wild Card berth.
Just when those two successful swings will …
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