Hit #2500 for Aviators Rodríguez
<Flash Rodríguez:player#7210>'s bat made good contact with the ball as he has many times in his career, but this time it added his name to an elite list of players with 2500 hits.

"This is a tremendous honor. You grow up dreaming of becoming a American Federation Baseball League player, but never did I ever think I would get to this point," an emotional Rodríguez said after the game.

The <North Carolina:team#8> catcher went to the plate 4 times and racked up 2 hits to gain the honor. But the Aviators couldn't pull off a win -- they fell to the <Ontario Blue Pirates:team#77>, 7-6.

"It certainly would have been nice to have won, but tomorrow is another day. I'm going to enjoy this moment with my friends and family," Rodríguez said.

During his 1912-game career <Rodríguez:player#7210> has batted .330 and collected 2500 hits, 372 home runs and 1342 RBIs. 

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