Number 2000 for Mesia
The box score from yesterday's game will show that <Alabama:team#3> beat the <New Jersey Athletics:team#80>, 4-3. It will also show that left fielder <Jesus Mesia:player#3071> went 4-for-8 for the Yellowhammers. It will not show, however, that <Mesia:player#3071> reached the 2000-hit mark for his career.

The 32-year-old <Mesia:player#3071> reflected on the achievement after the game. He mused: "In one respect, it's a real milestone, I guess. Yet, it's just a base hit like any other base hit."

For his career, <Mesia:player#3071> has hit at a .314 clip. Among his lifetime numbers are 2003 hits, 387 doubles, 145 triples, 12 home runs and 546 RBIs.

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