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Miami Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki has become the 30th player in Major League Baseball history -- and the first from Japan -- to join the 3,000-hit club.The 42-year-old reached the milestone Sunday with a triple off the wall against reliever?Chris Rusin in the seventh inning at Colorado. Suzuki joined Paul Molitor as the only players to get their 3,000th hits with triples.I wanted to see it go over the fence, but after I heard that Paul Molitor was the other person to do it, I was glad it didnt go over, Suzuki said after sharing champagne with his teammates in the clubhouse after a 10-7 victory over the Rockies. I have a special relationship with him, and having something like this, that is the same thing he accomplished, makes it more special.Suzuki reached third base standing up and was hugged by third base coach?Lorenzo Bundy before his teammates came out of the dugout to greet him.We gave him a big hug and told him he deserved it, said Marlins second baseman Dee Gordon, who was the first player to reach Suzuki as he stood on third. Thats what youre supposed to do: show him his respect, show him that we respect his milestone.Suzuki joins the 3,000-hit club 119 years after its charter member, Cap Anson, got there with a single in 1897. Of the 30 players on the list, Suzuki is just the fourth born outside the 50 states. He joins?Rafael Palmeiro (Cuba) and Hall of Famers Rod Carew (Panama) and Roberto Clemente (Puerto Rico) in that regard.Among active players, only Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees has more hits than Suzuki.Suzuki said the burden was lifted with his 3,000th hit, but he got emotional when told that fans at Safeco Field stuck around following the Mariners home game to watch Suzuki attempt to get his milestone hit.I dont have words for how wonderful that is for them to show that and support me, said Suzuki, who collected at least 200 hits in each of his first 10 seasons with the Mariners. To have that special moment to share with the fans there, I dont have any words how grateful I am.Suzuki also has a fan in manager Don Mattingly, who is in his first season as Miamis skipper.For me, its been an honor to watch him play, an honor to have managed him, Mattingly said. He honors our game the way he plays, the way he prepares. Everything he does is a tribute to the game of baseball. He shows our guys how youre supposed to do it.Suzuki, the 13th left-handed hitter to collect 3,000 hits, reached the milestone after playing nine years of pro ball in Japan. He had 1,278 hits there, a total that does not count toward his 3,000 in MLB. Earlier this year, Suzuki collected his 4,257th professional hit (Japan and U.S.) and passed Pete Rose for the all-time lead.Suzuki didnt debut in MLB until he was 27, which makes him the oldest player at the time of his major league debut to join the 3,000-hit club. In Japan, Suzuki was a seven-time All-Star, a seven-time Gold Glove winner, a three time MVP and a national treasure while playing for the Orix Blue Wave. He won seven straight batting titles and is in the countrys Hall of Fame.Suzuki said he still wants to see more Japanese players make the leap to MLB.It hasnt been too long since Japanese players have started to come over here to play in the major leagues. There are still very few, Suzuki said. Ive been able to get some hits. Were not there yet. Theres still more that we need to do as Japanese players.Hopefully this 3,000th hit will bring that bridge closer, and maybe well be able to have the Japanese players and have the fans understand Japanese baseball is good baseball. Hopefully this did that and bring that closer.Suzuki is revered by many in the United States, too, by virtue of his 10 Gold Gloves, 10 All-Star appearances, two batting titles and one MVP award. He led the American League in hits seven times, and he led the majors in steals in 2001.He is just the fourth player with 3,000 hits and 10 Gold Glove awards, joining Willie Mays, Roberto Clemente and Al Kaline. His streak of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons is the most by any player in MLB history. 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Meanwhile, there were huge victories for Sunderland and West Ham over fellow relegation rivals, leaving the battle to avoid the drop up for grabs with the bottom 11 teams separated by just six points. Eden Hazard and Fernando Torres scored second-half goals to seal a fourth straight victory for Chelsea, which climbed above Arsenal and Manchester City in the standings ahead of their games on Monday and Sunday respectively. GENEVA -- Boosted by Cristiano Ronaldos title run and Icelands feel-good story, the 2016 European Championship attracted 2 billion people to watch live on television.The total live audience for the expanded 24-team, 51-match tournament grew to almost 5 billion viewers, according to UEFA research published Thursday.The research says 600 million viewers watched some of Portugals 1-0 extra-time win over host France in the final.The final attracted 284.4 million as an average in-home global audience -- the industry-standard audit tracking viewers minute-by-minute.The 20 extra matches created by having eight more teams added 1.1 billion viewers to the overall TV audience.The 2 billion individual viewers was an increase of 100 million on the Euro 2012 figures, UEFA said.Bigger audiences in Brazil and China helped raise the totals.The newly created (1300 GMT) match slot had the biggest impact on Asian audiences, UEFA said, which scheduled the earliest Euro 2012 kickoffs at 1600 GMT.Among matches kicking off in a prime 9 p.m. slot in China, the peak audience there was 17.6 million for Frances 2-1 win over Ireland in the round of 16.Euro 2016 TV rights earned UEFA 1.05 billion euros ($1.1 billion) from 130 broadcast partners.Ronaldos quest for a first national-team title helped draw viewers to the fiinal, who mostly stayed despite his exit from injury midway through the first half.ddddddddddddThe 284 million figure made it the second most-watched game in European Championship history. The average audience of the most-viewed match was 299 million when Spain beat Italy 4-0 in the Euro 2012 final.In comparison, the 2014 World Cup final drew a 570.1 million average for Germanys 1-0 extra-time win over Argentina in Rio de Janeiro.Average audiences in Brazil for the Euro 2016 final topped 25.7 million, watching on three channels: TV Globo, Bandierantes and Sport TV.Globo averaged more than 13 million viewers for each live match it broadcast, for a 13.2 percent increase on Euro 2012, UEFAs research said.In China, the finals average audience was 8 million in China, and United States broadcaster ESPN averaged 5.3 million.Still, no nation could match Icelands support for its team, which was a surprise quarterfinalist in its major tournament debut.On the island of 330,000 people, while thousands had traveled to France to watch the team, 99.8 percent of all TV viewers during Icelands 2-1 win over Austria were tuned in to the team sealing its place in the knockout rounds. ' ' '