Houston Astros batter Kazuo Matsui of Japan smiles as he walks to first base after beating out an infield single for his 2,000th career hit, off Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Mike Burns during the third inning of their MLB National League baseball game in Milwaukee, Wisconsin August 15, 2009. Matsui has 1,433 hits playing in Japan, and 567 MLB hits. He is the fifth baseball Japanese player with 400 career stolen bases, and 2,000 base hits. REUTERS/Allen Fredrickson (UNITED STATES SPORT BASEBALL)