He's one of only four players in history to have 3,000 career hits and 500 home runs, and he's the only switch-hitter to achieve both milestones. He also collected 100 or more hits in each of his ...
Basically everyone loves round-number milestones, from 500 home runs to 300 pitcher wins to 3,000 strikeouts. The number 3,000 works quite well for a milestone. There are too few who have hit ...