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On Monday, Ichiro donated several items he was wearing when he legged out his triple on Sunday to the Hall of Fame. Among them were his jersey, cleats, batting gloves, wrist bands and protective arm sleeve.
According to Hall of Fame president Jeff Idelson, Ichiro has donated more than 25 items to the museum. The two also said Ichiro previously agreed to donate all his memorabilia after he dies.
"There's no greater player I've ever encountered that has as deep an appreciation for the game as Ichiro does," Idelson said. "This is a guy who understands his place in history, and because of that, as a sport, as a country, we're all the more richer."
As Ichiro neared the milestone, a large contingent of Japanese media members -- sometimes as many as 50-60 -- attended each game, compared to the six to eight who regularly follow the club
"I'm happy they can go back to their homes," Ichiro said. "I'm more relieved about that."
In his professional career, Ichiro has 4,278 hits -- 1,278 in Japan and 3,000 in Major League Baseball. Pete Rose, MLB's Hit King, finished his career with 4,256 hits in the big leagues.
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Ichiro's hit tied him with Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente for 29th all time and made him just the second player to collect 3,000 hits after turning 27. Rose recorded 3,353 of his hits after turning 27. Ichiro, 42, joins Hall of Famers Cap Anson (45) and Rickey Henderson (42) as the only players who were 42 or older when they recorded career hit No. 3,000.
With 3,000 now in the rearview mirror, Suzuki said he doesn't have a numerical goal in mind, but rather a simple wish going forward.
"Right now there's nothing in the future, no number I'm looking at," Ichiro said. "What I'm looking at is playing baseball every day, getting each at-bat and enjoying each game."
Cash Kruth is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @cashkruth. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
Quite a Hall: Ichiro donates 3K-hit items
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