Ichiro Suzuki could have been immortalized as a first-ballot Hall of Famer nearly a decade ago. He was last a full-time starter in 2012, at 38. He logged his 3,000th hit in 2016, when he was 42.

LOOK: Ichiro's spray chart with all 3,000 of his MLB hits tells a wonderful story The man knew how to put the ball all over the field By Dayn Perry Aug 8, 2016 at 12:22 pm ET • 1 min read ...