The only player previously to reach the mark was Luis Gonzalez, who had 206 hits in his 1999 campaign. Since then, the closest anyone had come was the 198 hits achieved by Gonzo two years later, as part of the World Series winning team. A.J. Pollock made a run at the mark last season, but came up short. He entered the last week of games needing 15 hits to reach 200, but managed only seven, to end on 192.
Segura, meanwhile, has been accelerating of late. In the 15 games he has played since September 13, and including this evening's three knocks in Washington (which have now become official, at the end of the fifth inning, and so can no longer be taken away!