Tuesday, August 27th, 2041:
Number 2000 for Matos
Norberto Matos has gone through many bats during his playing career. None of them means as much to him as the one he used to crack career hit number 2000 at Edge Ballpark yesterday.
The 31-year-old Edge first baseman told reporters after the game, "I plan to keep this bat at home in my own private Hall of Fame."
It was a happy day for Matos from the standpoint of the 2000-hit milestone, but a little disappointing, too. Despite his achievement, Edmonton dropped the contest to the Napa Valley Winemakers 13-11.
For the day Matos finished the day with 2 hits in 5 at-bats.
In his 1561-game career Matos is batting .313 with 2000 hits, 136 home runs, 846 runs scored and 768 RBIs.