SI's Best Photos of Ichiro Suzuki

Here are SI's best photos of Ichiro Suzuki, who delivered his 3,000th major league hit on Aug. 7 against the Colorado Rockies in Denver. Ichiro, 42, is the 30th player to join the 3,000-hit club, and the first to accomplish the feat since Alex Rodriguez in June 2015.

SI's Best Photos of Ichiro Suzuki

Ichiro Suzuki

Peter Read Miller

2001

Ichiro Suzuki

Brad Mangin

2001

Ichiro Suzuki

Peter Read Miller

2001

Ichiro Suzuki

V.J. Lovero

2001

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Bob Rosato

2002

Ichiro Suzuki

Bob Rosato

2002

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Howard Schatz

2002

Ichiro Suzuki

V.J. Lovero

2003

Ichiro Suzuki

V.J. Lovero

2003

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Darren Carroll

2005

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Robert Beck

2005

Ichiro Suzuki

Robert Beck

2006 World Baseball Classic

Ichiro Suzuki and Daisuke Matsuzaka

Winslow Townson

2007

Ichiro Suzuki

Brad Mangin

2007 MLB All-Star Parade

Ichiro Suzuki

Brad Mangin

2007 MLB All-Star Game

Ichiro Suzuki

Walter Iooss Jr.

2007

Ichiro Suzuki

Nils Nilsen

2009 World Baseball Classic

Ichiro Suzuki

Erick W. Rasco

2009

Ichiro Suzuki and President Barach Obama

David Bergman

2009 MLB All-Star Game

Ichiro Suzuki

Peter Read Miller

2010

Ichiro Suzuki

Darren Carroll

2010

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Rod Mar

2010

Ichiro Suzuki

Robert Beck

2011

Ichiro Suzuki

Darren Carroll

2012

Ichiro Suzuki

Chuck Solomon

2012

Alex Rodriguez, Ichiro Suzuki and Derek Jeter

Simon Bruty

2012 ALDS

Ichiro Suzuki

Simon Bruty

2012 ALDS

Ichiro Suzuki

Chuck Solomon

2012 ALDS

Ichiro Suzuki

Erick W. Rasco

2012 ALDS

Ichiro Suzuki

Chuck Solomon

2012 ALCS

Ichiro Suzuki

Erick W. Rasco

2013

Ichiro Suzuki

Porter Binks

2013

Ichiro Suzuki

Donald Miralle

2015