Kurt Suzuki

Kurt Suzuki
Kurt Suzuki
	Suzuki with the Washington Nationals in 2019
Los Angeles Angels – No. 8
	Catcher / Manager
	Born: October 4, 1983; Wailuku, Hawaii, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	June 12, 2007, for the Oakland Athletics
Last MLB appearance
	October 4, 2022, for the Los Angeles Angels
MLB statistics
Batting average	.255
Home runs	143
Runs batted in	730
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	As player Oakland Athletics (2007–2012); Washington Nationals (2012–2013); Oakland Athletics (2013); Minnesota Twins (2014–2016); Atlanta Braves (2017–2018); Washington Nationals (2019–2020); Los Angeles Angels (2021–2022); As manager Los Angeles Angels (2026–present);
Career highlights and awards
	All-Star (2014); World Series champion (2019);

Kurtis Kiyoshi Suzuki (Japanese: 鈴木清, born October 4, 1983) is an American baseball manager and former catcher who is the manager for the Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for the Oakland Athletics, Washington Nationals, Minnesota Twins, Atlanta Braves, and Angels.

Before playing professionally, Suzuki attended Cal State Fullerton, and in 2004, won the College World Series and the Johnny Bench and Brooks Wallace awards. That year, the Athletics selected him in the second round of the MLB draft, and Suzuki made his MLB debut in 2007. He was named an MLB All-Star in 2014 as a member of the Twins while hitting a career-best .288. In 2019, Suzuki caught for the Nationals as they won the World Series.