In his 16th season in Major League Baseball, Suzuki has 2,979 hits in the majors and is rapidly approaching the 3,000-hit club. The Japanese professional baseball hit record is 3,085 held by Isao Harimoto in 2,752 games. Oh, who would finish his career in Nippon Professional Baseball with 868 home runs, also had high praise for Suzuki. TOKYO (AP) " Ichiro Suzuki's latest milestone has been a really big hit in Japan. Japan's national broadcaster NHK reported that Suzuki "broke the record for most hits ever by a Major League ballplayer" while acknowledging the record is unofficial because it spans two professional leagues.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 16, 2016 06:37 UTC