MLB Note - Atlanta Braves Markakis, Nick

Jul 26, 2017 - 10:35 AM OF Nick Markakis went 0-for-4 on Tuesday and is still 10 hits shy of becoming the 10th active player with at least 2,000 hits in his career. Only 278 players before him have reached the 2,000-hit club. Markakis, who is 33, is nearing 2,000 despite never having a 200-hit season since breaking into the majors with the Baltimore Orioles in 2006. But he's had at least 161 hits in every full season he's played -- he missed 58 games in 2012 -- and at least 180 hits six times. This season, he's hitting .272 with 101 hits in 99 games. He's hitting .299, 55-for-184, in 51 road games.