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The definitive A-Rod timeline, from hit No. 1 to 3,000

June 3, 1993: Selected 1st overall in the MLB Amateur Draft by the Mariners.

July 8, 1994: At just 18 years old, makes MLB debut, going 0-for-3 vs. the Red Sox at Fenway Park.

July 9, 1994: First career hit, an infield single off Boston’s Sergio Valdez in the fourth inning at Fenway.

May 24, 1998: 500th career hit, a single to center off the Devil Rays’ Dennis Springer.

2000: In final season with Mariners before becoming a free agent, hits 41 homers with 132 RBIs while finishing third in MVP voting.