Ichiro Suzuki is the 30th member of Major League Baseball's 3,000-hit club.
* Born October 22, 1973, in Kasugai, Japan
* Played 9 seasons in Japan's Pacific League, where he collected 1,278 hits
* 7-time Pacific League All-Star and Pacific League MVP three times
* Made Major Leage Baseball debut on April 2, 2001, playing for the Seattle Mariners
* Owns MLB record for hits by a rookie (242 - 2001)
* In his rookie season, he batted .350 and stole 56 bases, becoming the first player to lead the league in both categories since Jackie Robinson in 1949.
* Voted Rookie of the Year and AL MVP in his rookie season
* Owns MLB record for hits in a season (262 - 2004)
* 10-time MLB All-Star
* Hit the only inside-the-park home run in All-Star Game history (July 10, 2007)
* Named 2007 All-Star Game MVP
* Had 200 or more hits 10 times in his MLB career (2001-2010)
* His longest MLB hitting streak? 27 games
* 1st MLB hit: Single, vs. Oakland A's T.J. Mathews (April 2, 2001)
* 100th MLB hit: Single, vs. Colorado Rockies' Brian Bohanon (June 12, 2001)
* 500th MLB hit: Double, vs. Detroit Tigers' Jeremy Bonderman (May 16, 2003)
* 1,000th MLB hit: Single, vs. Philadelphia Phillies' Jon Lieber (June 14, 2005)
* 1,500th MLB hit: Single, vs. Oakland A's Lenny DiNardo (July 29, 2007)
* 2,000th MLB hit: Double, vs. Oakland A's Gio Gonzalez (Sept. 6, 2009)
* 2,500th MLB hit: Single, vs. Arizona Diamondbacks' Daniel Hudson (June 19, 2012)
* 3,000th MLB hit: Triple, vs. Colorado Rockies' Chris Rusin (Aug. 7, 2016)
