Norichika Aoki is the fastest in Nippon Pro Baseball history to reach 500 career hits, taking 373 games. It beats the old record pace by 13 games and is 30 fewer than Ichiro Suzuki took.

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Norichika Aoki is the fastest in Nippon Pro Baseball history to reach 500 career hits, taking 373 games. It beats the old record pace by 13 games and is 30 fewer than Ichiro Suzuki took.

In the 2007 All-Star Game, Ichiro Suzuki goes 3 for 3 with the first inside-the-park homer in All-Star Game history to win the MVP award. The American League wins for the 10th straight decision, the second-longest run in Midsummer Classic history. Josh Beckett gets the win and Chris Young the loss. The National League makes it 5 – 4 in the 9th and loads the bases with two away but Francisco Rodriguez retires Aaron Rowand to end the contest.

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In the 2007 All-Star Game, Ichiro Suzuki goes 3 for 3 with the first inside-the-park homer in All-Star Game history to win the MVP award. The American League wins for the 10th straight decision, the second-longest run in Midsummer Classic history. Josh Beckett gets the win and Chris Young the loss. The National League makes it 5 – 4 in the 9th and loads the bases with two away but Francisco Rodriguez retires Aaron Rowand to end the contest.