![Albert Pujols became the all-time hits leader for a foreign-born player. [Image Source: Flickr | Erik Drost]](https://staticr1.blastingcdn.com/media/photogallery/2019/8/13/660x290/b_502x220x82/albert-pujols-became-the-all-time-hits-leader-for-a-foreign-born-player-image-source-flickr-erik-drost_2310135.jpg "Albert Pujols became the all-time hits leader for a foreign-born player. [Image Source: Flickr | Erik Drost]")
Wednesday night brought Angels slugger Albert Pujols yet another milestone. An RBI single in the fourth inning gave him his 3,167th career hit (added another hit later in the game).
That helped him pass Adrian Beltre for the most hits ever by a foreign-born player. It isn’t the only milestone he has reached this season as according to MLB.com, he became the first player to reach both 650 career homers and doubles earlier in the year.
Here is Pujols, along with the five other foreign-born players, who have reached the 3,000 hit club.
Albert Pujols (Dominican Republic) - 3,168 hits
The three-time National League MVP has seen his skills erode the past few seasons as he is now 39 years old, but very few could hit like him in his prime. He batted no lower than .312 in any of his first 10 seasons.
Adrian Beltre (Dominican Republic) - 3,166 hits
Unlike Pujols, Beltre seemed to actually become a better hitter as he got older. From 2012-17, he hit .310 compared to .276 in the 14 seasons he played prior to that. According to Bleacher Report, he passed Ichiro Suzuki for the previous record on June 13, 2018.
Ichiro Suzuki (Japan) - 3,089 hits
Not coming to the states to play until he was 27, Ichiro finished each of his first 10 seasons with over 200 hits. His 262 in 2004 is a major league record.
Rod Carew (Panama) - 3,053 hits
During his 19-year tenure, Carew won seven American League batting titles. He hit no lower than .305 in any season from 1969-83.
Rafael Palmeiro (Cuba) - 3,020 hits
Palmeiro is just one of six players in MLB history to finish his career with at least 3,000 hits and 500 home runs. He had at least 139 hits in every year from 1988-2004.
Roberto Clemente (Nicaragua) - 3,000 hits
Spending his entire 18-year career with the Pirates, Clemente won four National League batting titles. He finished with over a .300 batting average in 13 of those seasons.
