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3-chiro: 3B for 30th to reach 3,000 hits! — DENVER — With one more iconic swing while moving out of the batter's box, Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki entered historic company on a towering triple off the right-field wall at Coors Field. — The drive off Rockies left-handed reliever Chris Rusin …
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Ichiro Suzuki triples to join MLB's 3,000-hit club — Miami Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki has become the 30th player in Major League Baseball 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 …
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Frank Pingue / Reuters:
Factbox: Miami Marlins Outfielder Ichiro Suzuki — (Reuters) - Japanese outfielder Ichiro Suzuki became the 30th member of Major League Baseball's exclusive 3,000-hits club on Sunday. — * Considered the greatest hitter in Japanese baseball history, Ichiro dominated the game in his homeland …
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Mark Lamport-Stokes / Reuters:
Ichiro Joins MLB's Exclusive 3,000-Hit Club — (Reuters) - Japanese outfielder Ichiro Suzuki of the Miami Marlins on Sunday became the 30th Major League Baseball player to reach the 3,000-hit milestone, an exclusive club that is considered the greatest measure of hitting excellence and physical endurance.
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Ichiro reaches 3,000 hits by following meticulous standards — When the Seattle Mariners' Ted Heid originally scouted Ichiro Suzuki in Japan, he saw a great player, but not one he ever thought would one day reach 3,000 hits in the North American major leagues.
Lindsey Foltin / Fox Sports:
Yankees take old-school transportation on trip to Boston — The New York Yankees might be purging their “elderly” assets in favor of a youth movement, but the team made sure the blossoming, young squad got a history lesson in old-school baseball travel on Sunday.
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Blue Jays' Aaron Sanchez will stay as a pitcher in six-man rotation — Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Aaron Sanchez will remain a starting pitcher as part of a six-man rotation, reversing the team's decision to shift him to the bullpen in an effort to limit his innings.
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Lourdes Gurriel Declared Free Agent — Cuban star Lourdes Gurriel Jr. has been declared a free agent by Major League Baseball, Fangraphs' Eric Longenhagen reports (Twitter links). Gurriel is subject to international bonus pools now since he is just 22 years old, though he'll be free …
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Jorge Castillo / Washington Post:
Bryce Harper not in lineup for series finale against Giants — The Nationals will have their hands full with Giants ace Madison Bumgarner on the mound Sunday afternoon and they won't have Bryce Harper in the lineup, at least to start. — Harper exited the Nationals' 7-1 loss to the Giants …
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Matt Gelb / Philly.com:
Phillies prepare to face Chase Utley for first time on Monday — SAN DIEGO - Carlos Ruiz has thought about what it will be like when Chase Utley, wearing a white Dodgers uniform, steps into the batter's box Monday to face the Phillies. The two men were teammates for a decade.
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Tom Haudricourt / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:
Did Brewers get enough in Texas trade? — Bill Schulz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel — In their deadline-beating trade with Texas, did the Milwaukee Brewers get enough in exchange for catcher Jonathan Lucroy and closer Jeremy Jeffress? — I wasn't so sure, so I asked general manager David Stearns …
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Associated Press:
Desmond Hits Go-Ahead Single in 11th, Rangers Beat Astros — HOUSTON — Ian Desmond hit a tiebreaking single in the 11th inning and the Texas Rangers got past Houston 5-3 Sunday, beating the Astros for the 11th time in 13 meetings this season. — Texas took two of three in the weekend series …
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Associated Press:
Sano Homers Twice, Twins Beat Rays 6-3 — ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Miguel Sano homered twice and drove in four runs as the Minnesota Twins took two of three in a series between the teams with the AL's worst records by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 on Sunday.
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