3-chiro: 3B for 30th to reach 3,000 hits!

DENVER — With one more iconic swing while moving out of the batter’s box, Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki entered historic company on a towering triple off the right-field wall at Coors Field.

The drive off Rockies left-handed reliever Chris Rusin in the seventh inning of Sunday’s 10-7 Marlins win made Ichiro the 30th player in Major League history to reach 3,000 hits.

After time was called, Ichiro was mobbed at third base by his teammates, fittingly led by second baseman Dee Gordon, the 2015 National League batting champion.

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“More than the number 3,000 itself,” Ichiro said through a translator, “when I saw the teammates come out and how happy they were and how warm the fans were, it’s not about just the 3,000 and what I did, it’s about my teammates and my fans. That’s powerful today.”

In his professional career, Ichiro has 4,278 hits — 1,278 in Japan and 3,000 in Major League Baseball. Pete Rose, MLB’s Hit King, finished his career with 4,256 hits in the big leagues.

Ichiro’s hit tied him with Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente for 29th all-time and made him just the second player to collect 3,000 hits after turning 27. Rose recorded 3,353 of his hits after turning 27. Ichiro, 42, joins Hall of Famers Cap Anson (45) and Rickey Henderson (42) as the only …

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