Suzuki has enough

Ichiro Suzuki is a Hall of Famer.

Ichiro just accumulated his 4,000th career hit IF you count the hits he had during his career in Japan. It's pretty clear that the Japanese league stats will not carry over, but I think he is worthy of the Hall based on his Major League Baseball numbers alone.

He has over 2700 career hits here. He has more hits in a 13-year span than anyone who ever played. That includes you, Peter Edward Rose. Ichiro was Rookie of the Year and American League MVP in 2001. He has finished in the top 10 in MVP balloting four times. He has led the AL in hits 7 times and won two batting titles. He is a 10-time All Star.

He is signed through next year, so we can probably add another 100 to 125 hits to his total.

Based on this data alone, I'd vote for Ichiro for the Hall of Fame and I think the guys who actually do have a vote will put him in, too.

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Ichiro

How could I resist a haiku for a Japanese ballplayer?