Congratulations to Ichiro Suzuki on tying a major league record with his 10th 200-hit season.The Seattle Mariners right fielder entered Thursday with 198 hits before collecting no. 199 with a third-inning double down the left-field line and a base hit two innings later in his team's tough 1-0 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, which was highlighted by an outstanding performance by Felix Hernandez, which was crushed by Jose Bautista's 50th home run of the season.
Until today, the 200-hit record was all Pete Rose's since back in September of 1979.
Ichiro is officially the first and only player to record 200 hits in 10 consecutive seasons to extend his own record. He's also the youngest guy to hit the mark, since Rose was 38 years old in his 17th big league season and Ty Cobb, who had only nine 200-hit seasons, was 37 when he last hit the milestone in his 20th and final season in the majors.
Ichiro, clearly one of the best hitters ever, will be 37 on October 22, and is polishing off his 10th season in the bigs. Way to go buddy!
[MLB Video]
2 comments:
"Clearly, one of the best hitters ever..."
Couldn't agree more. Too bad the Mariners SUCK.
Yeah, that is a shame.
Post a Comment