Ichiro Suzuki has become the second fastest player in history to record 2,000 hits. He hit a double down the right field line on Sunday against Oakland. "The game is international and even though there were players from Japan before him, he's the one you think about first," A's manager Bob Geren told the Associated Press after the game. "He's big over there and he's made our game bigger here. There's a big turnout wherever he goes and that's good for the game." Al Simmons is the only player to accomplish the feat faster, doing so in 1,390 games. It took Ichiro 1,402 contests.