In honor of Ichiro Suzuki racking up his 3,000th career hit, we asked other members of the 3,000-hit club — listed in order of career hits — to share their thoughts on Ichiro becoming the 30th member of their exclusive fraternity.

Facts and figures about Ichiro Suzuki’s 3000th Major League hit.

Quick, fast, first answer that pops into your head: Which American League team has won the most games since the beginning of the 2012 season?

Ken Giles accomplished the unconventional feat of fanning four batters in one inning on Sunday, doing so in the ninth in the Astros’ series finale against the Rangers, an eventual 5-3 loss for Houston.

Last in the Majors in runs scored, the Braves did not look offensively challenged at Busch Stadium this weekend. After scoring 13 runs to even the series a day earlier, Atlanta knocked around Adam Wainwright for six quick runs on Sunday that held up for a 6-3 victory over the Cardinals.

The Nationals and Giants found themselves in a pitchers’ duel on Sunday afternoon at Nationals Park. When it was over, the Nationals won a squeaker, 1-0, thanks to an opposite-field home run by Wilson Ramos.

A fresh stain of dirt lining the left side of his jersey, Mark Teixeira welcomed Adam Warren’s hand and hopped up to his feet. The 36-year-old Yankees first baseman had just snared a hard-hit ball with runners on first and second in the seventh inning Sunday, before diving and extending his glove to the bag to beat Cleveland’s Francisco Lindor and end the frame. The highlight-reel play helped the Yankees to a 3-2 win over the Indians, who were handed their fifth loss in their past seven games.

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Ichiro Suzuki, the first position player to make the move from the Japanese professional leagues to Major League Baseball, became a fixture in the Mariners’ lineup for 11 1/2 seasons, as he began his climb toward 3,000 hits.

The drought is over, and it ended in spectacular fashion. Entering Sunday, more than 45 days had passed since the Royals won a series of three or more games. That stretch ended with a 7-1 win over the Blue Jays in the rubber game.

Manny Machado was 16 when he met Alex Rodriguez through a mutual friend, and he was among those watching when Rodriguez announced that his final game will be played on Aug. 12. Machado then went out and became the first player to homer in the first three innings of a game since 1930.

The Dodgers answered two questions surrounding their rotation on Sunday, with manager Dave Roberts announcing that Rich Hill (blisters) will finally make his team debut on Friday and Julio Urias filling the team’s hole in the rotation Monday against the Phillies.

Clayton Kershaw (herniated disk) took his first step forward Sunday in his path to returning this season, playing catch at Dodger Stadium for the first time since his setback in mid-July.

Alex Rodriguez’s Yankees career will remembered for its tumult from wire to wire, dizzying highs and rock-bottom lows with just about every imaginable experience in between. The long-running reality saga, filmed in front of one of the world’s largest audiences, is now set to air its final episode.

It was three up, three out for Manny Machado on Sunday afternoon as the Orioles’ third baseman blasted a career-high three home runs in the first three innings of Baltimore’s series finale against the White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field.

A Tigers-Mets series that began with a much-hyped pitching duel ended with an unexpected one. Anibal Sanchez and Jacob deGrom battled well into Sunday’s series finale before Neil Walker hit a tiebreaking two-run homer off former Mets closer Francisco Rodriguez in the ninth inning, helping New York avoid a series sweep at Comerica Park with a 3-1 win.

Reds center fielder Billy Hamilton robbed Pirates catcher Eric Fryer of an extra-base hit in the third inning of Sunday’s eventural 7-3 win at PNC Park.