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Seiya Suzuki
Japanese baseball player (born 1994) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Seiya Suzuki (鈴木 誠也, Suzuki Seiya, Japanese pronunciation: [sɯ̥dzɯꜜkʲi̥ seːꜜja], born August 18, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball outfielder for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp. Suzuki is a five-time NPB All-Star, six-time NPB Best Nine Award winner, and a five-time winner of the NPB Golden Glove Award.
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![]() Suzuki with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Outfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born: (1994-08-18) August 18, 1994 (age 29) Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||||||||
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NPB: September 14, 2013, for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp | |||||||||||||||||||||
MLB: April 7, 2022, for the Chicago Cubs | |||||||||||||||||||||
NPB statistics (through 2021 season) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Batting average | .315 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Hits | 937 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Home runs | 182 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 562 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Runs | 548 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stolen bases | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||
MLB statistics (through July 6, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Batting average | .272 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Home runs | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Runs batted in | 156 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Seiya Suzuki is the third Cubs player in the last 100 seasons to start his career with an 8-game hitting streak, joining Andy Pafko (9 in 1943) and Joe Munson (8 in 1925). He is the second Japanese player with an 8-game hit streak to begin his MLB career.