Miami Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki has become the 30th player in major league history -- and the first from Japan -- to join the 3,000-hit club. The 42-year-old reached the milestone Sunday with a triple off the wall against reliever Chris Rusin in the seventh inning at Colorado. Suzuki reached third base standing up and was hugged by third base coach Lorenzo Bundy before Suzuki's teammates came out of the dugout to greet him. Suzuki joins the 3,000-hit club 119 years after its charter member, Cap Anson, got there with a single in 1897. Of the 30 players on the list, Suzuki is just the fourth born outside the 50 states, joining Rafael Palmeiro (Cuba) and Hall of Famers Rod Carew (Panama) and Roberto Clemente (Puerto Rico). Among active players, only Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees has more hits than Suzuki. Read more http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/...ami-marlins-notches-triple-join-3000-hit-club
