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After Ichiro, who's next to 3,000 MLB hits? Three players have a great chance

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Mr. 3,000 - Ichiro by the numbers

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Did you know that Ichiro Suzuki (Ichiro!) recently registered his 3,000th career hit in MLB? This is both actual and factual. In doing so, Ichiro became the 30th recognized member of the 3,000 hits clubs, which raises the matter of who among active ballplayers will soon join him.

Barring unimaginable short-run absurdities, no one's going to reach that threshold this season. However, a number of veteran batsmen are within hailing distance of the hallowed number in question and still at an age that lends itself to making a serious run .