He's just about to hit 40 and has slowed down somewhat of late, but there's still an outside chance Ted Williams can chase down Lou Gehrig's mark. Whatever the case, he becomes just the fourth player after Lou, Babe and Master Melvin Ott to reach 500.
It's been a more laborious chase than I'd anticipated, given Teddy got all those extra seasons back in this save that he missed IRL due to the wars. Even with them, he's yet to even reach his historical total of 521. He should also make it to 3000 hits before the season is done - he's currently at 2974.