ST. LOUIS — Ichiro became the all-time leader in hits among foreign-born players during the Miami Marlins’ 4-3 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday after noon.
Ichiro, 43, had two singles to give him 3,054 for his big-league career and push him past Panama native Rod Carew. Ichiro now ranks 24th all-time in hits, one behind Rickey Henderson at No. 23.
After the game, the former Mariner great talked about his relationship with Carew, via Clark Spencer of The Miami Herald:
“When I got to 3,000 hits, he wrote me a letter,” Ichiro said.