Dodgers first baseman Freeman hits a home run
Who is the next player in the major leagues to hit 3,000 hits in his career? After the Tigers' Miguel Cabrera touchdown, in the past 10 years there have been After Pujols (2018), Adrian Beltre (2017), Ichiro Suzuki (2016), A-Rod (2015) seems to be easy to see, but US media NBC predicts that it will take "a long time" to see anyone break through this barrier.
Cabrera is a super hitter, with a career batting average of 0.310, and he didn't score a touchdown until his 20th season. Ichiro Suzuki came to the major leagues at the age of 27. He hit more than 200 hits per season and made crazy progress (the only hitter with 200 hits in 10 consecutive seasons), and finally reached 3,089 hits.
There was a movie "Mr. 3000" in 2004, which tells the story of the protagonist Stan Ross who comes back at the age of 47 to search for the last three hits, and finally stops at 2999 hits with regret. Although it is a fictional story, it also points out that 3,000 An is of great significance.
Mets second baseman Robinson Cano has accumulated 2,631 hits. He will be 40 years old at the end of this season and has only one season left on his contract next year. In addition, the only players with more than 2,000 hits are Yadier Molina of the Cardinals and Joey Votto of the Reds. Moreover, the 39-year-old Molina has announced his retirement, and the 38-year-old Votto is still short of more than 900 hits.
Major League Official Website Based on player age, hit production, and career progress, Astros Jose Altuve and Freddie Freeman are most likely to be next. Altuve hit 1,783 hits at the age of 31, and Freeman accumulated 1,722 hits at the age of 32. If he has a chance to hit 40 years old, the league will not see 3,000 hits for many years.
If we wait for more than 10 years, the Padres' Manny Machado, the Angels' Mike Trout, the Philadelphia's Bryce Harper, and the Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts can also come close. this milestone. In particular, as long as Zhuoote stays healthy, he can set more great records in addition to 3,000 An.
