Ichiro Suzuki is one hit away from joining Pete Rose and Ty Cobb in the elite club of professional baseball players to reach the 4,000 career-hit mark, an incredible display of consistency and longevity.

The New York Yankees outfielder got two hits in the first game of a double header against the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday, bringing his total to 3,999 hits for his 21-year career in Japan and the U.S. Ichiro didn't bat in the second game of the twin bill. (He came on as a pinch runner in the bottom of the ninth, stole a base,...