OAKLAND, Calif. (AP)—Ichiro Suzuki(notes) took Gio Gonzalez’s(notes) first offering for a ball. He drilled the second pitch down the right field line for a double and his 2,000th career hit.
The Mariners’ outfielder, who accumulated 1,278 hits in Japan, became the second fastest to 2,000 hits, recording it in his 1,402 major-league game. Al Simmons did it in game 1,390.
Even before the ball fell in front of the Seattle bullpen, fans stood to cheer the Japanese baseball icon, who led off a game with a hit for the 436th time.
“The game is international and even though there were players from Japan before him, he’s the one you think about first,” A’s manager Bob Geren said following Saturday night’s win over the Mariners. “He’s big over there and he’s made our game bigger here. There’s a big turnout wherever he goes and that’s good for the game.”
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イチローがメジャー挑戦1年目の4月、まだ開幕から間もない頃、アスレチック戦のこの地で、ライトを守るイチローから三塁手への矢のようなレーザービームで走者をアウトにしました。
あのレーザービームが、イチローの活躍のきっかけのひとつになったことでしょう。
9年連続200安打の記録は、今週中に達成できると思います。
The Mariners’ outfielder, who accumulated 1,278 hits in Japan, became the second fastest to 2,000 hits, recording it in his 1,402 major-league game. Al Simmons did it in game 1,390.
Even before the ball fell in front of the Seattle bullpen, fans stood to cheer the Japanese baseball icon, who led off a game with a hit for the 436th time.
“The game is international and even though there were players from Japan before him, he’s the one you think about first,” A’s manager Bob Geren said following Saturday night’s win over the Mariners. “He’s big over there and he’s made our game bigger here. There’s a big turnout wherever he goes and that’s good for the game.”
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イチローがメジャー挑戦1年目の4月、まだ開幕から間もない頃、アスレチック戦のこの地で、ライトを守るイチローから三塁手への矢のようなレーザービームで走者をアウトにしました。
あのレーザービームが、イチローの活躍のきっかけのひとつになったことでしょう。
9年連続200安打の記録は、今週中に達成できると思います。