Seiya Suzuki
| Seiya Suzuki | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Suzuki with the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago Cubs – No. 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Right fielder / Designated Hitter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born: August 18, 1994 Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional debut | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 182 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 562 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLB statistics (through 2025 season) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting average | .269 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Seiya Suzuki (鈴木 誠也, Suzuki Seiya; Japanese pronunciation: [sɯ̥dzɯꜜkʲi̥ seːꜜja], born August 18, 1994) is a Japanese professional baseball right fielder and designated hitter 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. Internationally, Suzuki represents Japan.
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.